Julien Denormandie (born 14 August 1980) is a French engineer and politician of

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

(LREM) who served as

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in the

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from 2019 to 2022. Denormandie was named Minister (in France named Secretary of state) of Territorial Cohesion on 21 June 2017, and then Minister for Towns and Housing in October 2018.

Early life and education

After being admitted in 2000 to

Agro ParisTech AgroParisTech (officially ''Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement'', or Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences)English naming according tEnglish brochure is a French higher educati ...

, Denormandie passed the entry exam into the Rural, Water and Forest Engineer's Corps in 2002. After studying as an apprentice in the 2002-2004 group, he took the

ENGREF The National School of Rural Engineering, Water Resources and Forestry (''École nationale du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts'', or ENGREF), was a department of Agro ParisTech for foresters and students of the Corps of Bridges, Waters and ...

course in the first year and an MBA at the

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in the second year.

Early career

After being named a Countryside, Water and Forests engineer on October 1, 2004, Denormandie was assigned to a position at the Ministry of the Economy and Finances. In 2011, he was chief of the foreign offices of Turkey, the

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, the CEI and the Middle East concerning bilateral economic relationships and the Treasury Office. He rejoined the ministerial cabinets, before becoming Counsel to the Minister of Foreign Commerce Nicole Bricq and Minister of Finances

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in July 2012, a position where he was noticed by the Cabinet Director Rémy Rioux, then by Emmanuel Macron, the then-secretary general at the Élysée (French Presidential Office). In the summer of 2014, Denormandie created a start-up with Ismael Emelien. The aim of the project 'was to see how technology (through educational applications) could benefit early years learning,' until Emmanuel Macron (who had been Economics Minister for a number of years) got them on his side. He became the joint cabinet director in September 2014.

Political career

Denormandie left his government post in March 2016 to participate in the creation of

of which he became the joint secretary. In this capacity, he was part of Macron’s campaign staff. Following the 2017 elections, Denormandie was a Minister of the City and Housing (2018-2020) and State Secretary to successive Ministers of Territorial Cohesion Jacques Mézard and Jacqueline Gourault (2017-2018) in the government of

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. During that time, he notably announced in 2017 cuts to a housing allowance scheme enjoyed by 10 percent of the population and promised to free up social housing for the most needy as it seeks to rein in public spending. In 2020, Denormandie oversaw work on a draft law reversing a ban on a class of pesticides and allowing sugar beet growers to use neonicotinoids, in a move portrayed as essential to save the country’s sugar industry.

Career in the private sector

Since 2022, Denormandie has been serving as Chief Impact Officer at French startup Sweep, a carbon emission management service. He also joined Clara Gaymard’s investment fund Raise as advisor.Maud Kenigswald (27 October 2022)
L'ancien ministre Julien Denormandie rejoint un fonds d'investissement responsable
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References

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