Stanislas Guerini (born 14 May 1982) is a French politician who is serving as Minister of Public Transformation and Service in the

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since 2022. Prior to entering government, Guerini served as Executive Officer of

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(LREM) since 2018. He succeeded

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, who had resigned after he was appointed

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by President

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. From 2017 to 2022, Guerini was the member of the

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for the 3rd constituency of Paris, which covers parts of the 17th and 18th arrondissements.

Early life and education

One of his grandfathers, an Italian immigrant, fled the

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to settle in France. Guerini established his company Watt & Home, a company selling and installing solar panels, founded in 2007. At the end of 2013, he left his position of general manager of Watt and Home and becomes "director of the customer experience" of the multinational Elis, company in the field of cleaning and hygiene (Industrial Laundry).

Political career

Socialist Party

Guerini was associated with

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's campaign team for the Socialist Party presidential primary of 2006.

Member of the National Assembly

Guerini was elected for

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in the 2017 legislative election in the 3rd constituency of Paris. He won 45.08% of the votes in the first round, then won in the second round against the

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's candidate Valérie Nahmias with 65.50% of the votes. In the

, from 29 June 2017 to 17 January 2019, Guerini served on the Finance, General Economy and Budgetary Monitoring Committees. Currently, he is a member of the Committee on National Defence and Armed Forces. In addition to his committee assignments, he was also part of one of the expert group commissioned by

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to lead the preparatory work for the Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation. In 2019, Guerini's office was vandalised during anti-government protests of the

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REM Executive Officer

In October 2018, Guerini announced his candidacy to succeed

as Executive Officer of

. On 1 December 2018, he was elected executive officer of

, with 82% of the votes against

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Political positions

In July 2019, Guerini voted in favor of the French ratification of the

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(CETA) with

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. When

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MEP

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tweeted criticism of Muslim LREM candidate Sara Zemmahi for wearing a

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in a campaign poster, Guerini responded in agreement and Zammahi was barred from running as a LREM candidate. Guerini claimed that "wearing ostentatious religious symbols on a campaign document is not compatible with the values of LREM". This was condemned by fellow LREM deputies

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and Caroline Janvier.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guerini, Stanislas 1982 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic La République En Marche! politicians Politicians from Paris Lycée Henri-IV alumni HEC Paris alumni French people of Italian descent Members of the Borne government