Monique Barbut

Monique Barbut (French pronunciation:; born 22 August 1956) is a French civil servant and politician who has served as Minister of Ecological Transition in the second government of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu since 12 October 2025.

From 2013 until 2019, Barbut served as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). She was appointed to this position by the United Nations Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon on 16 September 2013.