Frédéric Mion (; born 30 August 1969) is a French civil servant, and former director of

Sciences Po Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...

. Formerly, he was Secretary-General of Canal+.

Biography

Education

Student at the lycée du Mas de Tesse in

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

, where he was awarded the French

Baccalauréat The ''baccalauréat'' (; ), often known in France colloquially as the ''bac'', is a French national academic qualification that students can obtain at the completion of their secondary education (at the end of the ''lycée'') by meeting certain ...

, Mion went on to classes préparatoires at the

Lycée Henri-IV The Lycée Henri-IV () is a public secondary school located in Paris. Along with the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, it is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and demanding sixth-form colleges ('' lycées'') in France. The school educates more ...

, before integrating the

École normale supérieure École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by Secondary education in France, secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing i ...

from which he graduated in 1988. Frédéric Mion then studied Public Affairs at

, earning a Master's degree in 1992. After a brief period at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

, he joined the École nationale d'administration (ENA), from which he graduated first in his class of the promotion Victor-Schœlcher in 1996.

Office

In January 2021, it was revealed he knew about child abuse for 2 years before it was published in a book that brought it to international attention. In February 2021, in light of new details emerging from the Duhamel affair, Mion resigned as Director of Sciences Po.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mion, Frédéric 1969 births Living people People from Montpellier Lycée Henri-IV alumni École Normale Supérieure alumni Sciences Po alumni École nationale d'administration alumni Princeton University alumni French academic administrators Members of the Conseil d'État (France)