Axelle Lemaire

Axelle Lemaire
Axelle Lemaire in 2015
Minister for Digital Affairs
In office 9 April 2014 – 27 February 2017
President	François Hollande
Prime Minister	Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded by	Fleur Pellerin
Succeeded by	Christophe Sirugue
Assembly Member for Northern Europe
In office 20 June 2012 – 9 May 2014
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Christophe Premat
In office 27 March 2017 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Christophe Premat
Succeeded by	Alexandre Holroyd
Personal details
Born	(1974-10-18) 18 October 1974 (age 49) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	French-Canadian
Political party	Parti socialiste (PS)
Children	3
Residence	Paris
Alma mater	Institut d'études politiques de Paris Panthéon-Assas University King's College London
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer
Website	Official Website

Axelle Lemaire (born 18 October 1974) is a French former Socialist politician who served as a Deputy for the Third constituency for French overseas residents in the National Assembly of the French Parliament, for which she was elected in 2012.^[1]

In May 2014, Prime Minister Manuel Valls appointed her to the French Finance Ministry as minister responsible for Digital Affairs.

In February 2017, she resigned from her ministry to run unsuccessfully for a second deputy mandate.^[2]