Rémy Rioux (born 1969) is a French high-ranking civil servant. He serves as the chief executive of the

French Development Agency The French Development Agency (french: Agence française de développement, AFD) is a public financial institution that implements the policy defined by the French Government. It works to fight poverty and promote sustainable development. This pub ...

Early life

Rémy Rioux was born on 26 June 1969 in

Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residentia ...

near Paris. He graduated from the

École Normale Supérieure École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

Sciences Po , motto_lang = fr , mottoeng = Roots of the Future , type = Public university, Public research university''Grande école'' , established = , founder = Émile Boutmy , a ...

and the École nationale d'administration. In 1995, at the age of 26, he completed an internship in

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Career

Rioux worked at the

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(1997-2000, 2002–2004) and the

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. In the government of

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Lionel Jospin, he was an adviser to Interior Minister Daniel Vaillant from 2000 until 2002. During his time at the French State Holdings Agency (APE) from 2007 until 2009, Rioux served on the boards of directors of France Médias Monde, France Télévisions, Groupe ADP, the

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, the

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and

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.Étienne Lefebvre (June 6, 2012)
Rémy Rioux: L'histoire au présent à Bercy
'' Les Échos''. In 2011, he was a member of the task force set up at the French Treasury for the French presidencies of the G8 and

G20 The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, ...

. From 2012 until 2014, he served as chief of staff to Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici, in the government of

Jean-Marc Ayrault. From 2014 until 2016, Rioux served as Deputy Secretary General of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

under minister Laurent Fabius. In 2015,

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appointed him to develop reform proposals for both AFD and state-owned bank

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, including a possible merger; however, the project was eventually abandoned. Rioux has been serving as the chief executive of the French Development Agency since June 2016. Following the suggestion of

Édouard Philippe,

Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...

reappointed him for another four-year term in 2019.

Other activities

* European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member (since 2021) *

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

(IOC), Member of the Commission on Public Affairs And Social Development Through Sport * ''La France s’engage'' Foundation, Member of the Board * Proparco, chairman of the Board of Directors (since 2016) *

European Investment Bank The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union's investment bank and is owned by the EU Member States. It is one of the largest supranational lenders in the world. The EIB finances and invests both through equity and debt solutions ...

(EIB), Alternate Member of the Board of Directors (since 2016)Rémy Rioux, alternate member of the Board of Directors

(EIB). *

Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (French: ''Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'ARmement''; OCCAR) is a European intergovernmental organisation that facilitates and manages collaborative armament programmes throug ...

(OCCAR), Member of the Board of Auditors (2002-2004)

Personal life

Rioux is married, and he has three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rioux, Remy 1969 births Living people People from Neuilly-sur-Seine École Normale Supérieure alumni Sciences Po alumni École nationale d'administration alumni