Marc Ferracci

Marc Ferracci
Ferracci in 2024
Minister for Industry and Energy[a]
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 September 2024
Prime MinisterMichel Barnier
François Bayrou
Preceded byRoland Lescure
Member of the National Assembly
for the sixth constituency for French residents overseas
In office
22 June 2022 – 21 October 2024
Preceded byJoachim Son-Forget
Succeeded byMarie-Ange Rousselot
Personal details
Born (1977-12-19) 19 December 1977 (age 47)
Les Lilas, France
Political partyRenaissance
SpouseSophie Ferracci
ParentPierre Ferracci
Alma materHEC Paris
Sciences Po
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University

Marc Ferracci (French pronunciation: [maʁk fɛʁatʃi]; born 19 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as Minister for Industry and Energy in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou since 23 December 2024. A member of Renaissance (RE), he previously briefly served as Minister Delegate for Industry in the government of Michel Barnier from 21 September 2024.

Ferracci was elected the deputy to the National Assembly for the sixth constituency for French residents overseas in 2022, which encompasses Switzerland and Liechtenstein.[1] He won reelection in 2024.[2] Previously, he had been Emmanuel Macron's economy adviser in Macron's 2017 presidential campaign;[3] he was named a special adviser to Labour Minister Muriel Pénicaud following the election.[4] In 2020, he became an adviser to Prime Minister Jean Castex.[5]

Ferracci has been described as a close friend and political ally to President Macron.[5]

Private career

An economist by occupation, Ferracci graduated from HEC Paris and Sciences Po.[4] He made academic contributions as a professor at Panthéon-Assas University specialising in economics and labour policy, including his involvement in the reform of employment systems in France. His expertise spans various fields earning him recognition as a nominee for the Best Young French Economist Award in 2016.[6][7]

Personal life

Ferracci met Emmanuel Macron in 1999 when they were students at Sciences Po. Both were each other's best men at their weddings;[4] in 2004, Ferracci married Sophie Gagnant, who was Macron's chief of staff in his 2017 presidential campaign before joining Health Minister Agnès Buzyn as chief of staff following the election.[4] She had previously been an aide to Macron in 2016 in the final months of his tenure as Economy Minister.[5]

His family is from Suartone, a Corsican hamlet in the municipality of Bonifacio.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Minister Delegate for Industry until 23 December 2024.

References

  1. ^ "M. Marc Ferracci - Français établis hors de France (6e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. ^ Loïc De Boisvilliers (2024-07-08). "Marc Ferracci réélu: sa réaction après la victoire". www.tdg.ch (in French).
  3. ^ Catherine Gasté; Boris Cassel (2017-04-29). "Présidentielle : les programmes de Macron et de Le Pen expliqués par leur économiste". www.leparisien.fr (in French).
  4. ^ a b c d e Pierre de Gasquet (2017-07-07). "Les Ferracci, une tribu «en marche»". www.lesechos.fr (in French).
  5. ^ a b c Bastien Bonnefous (2024-09-21). "Marc Ferracci, un proche d'Emmanuel Macron, nommé à l'industrie". www.lemonde.fr (in French).
  6. ^ "Marc Ferracci". Le cercle des économistes. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  7. ^ "Speakers". Global Forum on Productivity. 15 October 2024.