Jean Castex

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Jean Castex
Castex in 2020
President of RATP
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 November 2022
Preceded by	Catherine Guillouard
Prime Minister of France
In office 3 July 2020 – 16 May 2022
President	Emmanuel Macron
Preceded by	Édouard Philippe
Succeeded by	Élisabeth Borne
President of Conflent Canigó
In office 7 January 2015 – 3 July 2020
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Jean-Louis Jallat
Deputy Secretary-General to the President
In office 28 February 2011 – 15 May 2012
President	Nicolas Sarkozy
Preceded by	Xavier Musca
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Macron Nicolas Revel
Mayor of Prades
In office 18 March 2008 – 3 July 2020
Preceded by	Jean-François Denis
Succeeded by	Yves Delcor
Personal details
Born	(1965-06-25) 25 June 1965 (age 58) Vic-Fezensac, Gers, France
Political party	LREM/Renaissance (2020–present)
Other political affiliations	UMP (until 2015) The Republicans (2015–2020)
Spouse	Sandra Ribelaygue
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Toulouse 2 Sciences Po École nationale d'administration
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Jean Castex (French: [ʒɑ̃ kastɛks]; born 25 June 1965) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022.^[1] He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020, when he joined La République En Marche! (LREM).^[2] Castex served for twelve years as mayor of the small town of Prades prior to his appointment as Prime Minister by President Emmanuel Macron. He resigned his post ahead of the 2022 legislative election.^[3][4] He has been president of the state-owned RATP since November 2022.