Stéphane Séjourné

Stéphane Séjourné (French pronunciation: [stefan seʒuʁne]; born 26 March 1985) is a French lawyer and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2019. Since 2021, he has led Renew Europe, a liberal pro-European parliamentary group.[1] Séjourné was an adviser to Emmanuel Macron during his ministerial tenure and advised him during his 2017 presidential campaign.[2] In 2022, he became general secretary of Renaissance.

Stéphane Séjourné
MEP
General Secretary of Renaissance
Assumed office
17 September 2022
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Leader of Renew Europe
Assumed office
19 October 2021
Preceded byDacian Cioloș
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencyFrance
Personal details
Born (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985
Versailles, France
Political partyFrance France: Renaissance (since 2018)
European Union EU: Renew Europe (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations		Socialist Party (before 2018)
Domestic partnerGabriel Attal
EducationUniversity of Poitiers

Early life and education

Séjourné grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and later did an exchange program in Spain.[3]

Early career

After working in the office of Jean-Paul Huchon at the Regional Council of Île-de-France from 2012 to 2014, Séjourné became an adviser to Minister of the Economy and Finance Emmanuel Macron.[4]

When Macron became president in the 2017 elections, Séjourné came along as a political adviser, working alongside Alexis Kohler and Ismaël Emelien.[2] He then took a four-month-long leave of absence to lead LREM’s campaign for the 2019 European elections.[5]

Political career

Since entering parliament, Séjourné has been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In 2020, he also joined the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age.[6]

In addition to his committee assignments, Séjourné is part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with Mercosur and the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly. He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights,[8] the MEPs Against Cancer group[9] and the European Internet Forum.[10]

Séjourné in 2022 at a European Council meeting

Following the resignation of Dacian Cioloş in 2021, Séjourné announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Renew Europe in the European Parliament.[11]

Political positions

Séjourné is considered a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron.[12]

Personal life

Séjourné is in a civil union with fellow Minister of National Education and Youth Gabriel Attal.[13]

References
  1. CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. Nathalie Segaunes (21 July 2017), Pépinières: la «bande de Poitiers», du MJS à l’Assemblée nationale L'Opinion.
  3. Maïa de La Baume (25 October 2021), Macron’s man in Brussels takes control of the liberals Politico Europe.
  4. Maïa de La Baume (25 October 2021), Macron’s man in Brussels takes control of the liberals Politico Europe.
  5. Maïa de La Baume (25 October 2021), Macron’s man in Brussels takes control of the liberals Politico Europe.
  6. Members of the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age European Parliament, press release of July 9, 2020.
  7. Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital European Parliament.
  8. Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
  9. MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature MEPs Against Cancer.
  10. Members European Internet Forum.
  11. Hans von der Burchard and Maïa de La Baume (October 6, 2021), Macron ally Séjourné announces bid to lead centrist Renew Europe Politico Europe.
  12. Cédric Pietralunga and Alexandre Lemarié (October 20, 2017), La République en marche: Les snipers de la Macronie Le Monde.
  13. Sidoinec. "Les révélations de Juan Branco sur Gabriel Attal et Stéphane Séjourné". Club de Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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