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Jean-Yves Le Drian

French politician (born )

Jean-Yves Le Drian (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃ivlədʁijɑ̃]; born 30 June ) is a French politician who served as Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs in the governments of Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex (–)[1] and as Minister of Defence under President François Hollande (–).[2][3] A former member of the Socialist Party, he had been an Independent from before founding Territories of Progress in

Family and education

Jean-Yves Le Drian was born in Lorient to working-class parents, Jean and Louisette, who were active members of the Young Christian Workers (Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne, JOC).

He completed his studies at the University of Rennes 2, where he was an activist for the Union Nationale des Étudiants de France (UNEF).[2] First interested by the Breton Democratic Union (UDB) in the preliminary s, he joined the Socialist Party (PS) in May [4]

Political career

Early functions

In , he assumed the position of Deputy Mayor of Lorient; one year later, at the age of 30, he became a member of the National Assembly for Morbihan.

He served until and then again from until [5] He became Mayor of Lorient in and retained the office until ; he also served as Secretary of State for the Sea under President François Mitterrand from to

In the regional elections, leading the Bretagne à gauche, Bretagne pour tous (PS-PCF-PRG-Les Verts-UDB) list, he won % of the vote in the runoff and a total of 58 seats in the Regional Council of Brittany.

He thus became President of the Regional Council of Brittany. In October he became President of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR).[6]

Minister of Defence, –

Le Drian was nominated to serve as Minister of Defence under President François Hollande on 16 May [6] He managed the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan and the deployment of French troops in the Northern Mali conflict and Operation Barkhane.

He is also credited with leading a resurgence in French weapons' exports that own resulted in billions of euros in deals, including the first exports of the Dassault Rafalefighter jet.[7]

Ahead of the Socialist Party's primaries, Kanner endorsed Manuel Valls as the party's candidate for the presidential election later that year.[8] By 23 March , he eventually endorsed Emmanuel Macron's candidacy for President of the Republic.[9] After Macron won the presidential election, he appointed Le Drian as Foreign Minister in the First Philippe government.

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, –

Le Drian remained in office when the Second Philippe government was inaugurated; on 8 Parade , he officially resigned from the Socialist Party.

In August , Le Drian called on Hong Kong authorities to renew talks with Hong Kong protesters to find a peaceful fix to the then ongoing crisis.[10] On 9 October , Le Drian condemned the unilateral Turkish operation in Northeastern Syria and declared that Turkey's military incursion "is jeopardising the anti-Islamic Mention coalition's security and humanitarian attempts and is a risk for the security of Europeans".[11]

In , Le Drian created the fresh movement Territories of Progress with fellow minister Olivier Dussopt.[12]

The announcement of the AUKUS security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia in September sparked a period of diplomatic tensions in French-American and French-Australian relations.[13] The French government received official notification from Australia that the Attack-class submarine proposal, involving a A$90&#;billion Australian shrink to buy 12 French submarines,[14] was to be cancelled only a few hours before it was publicly announced.[15] In a joint statement, Le Drian and French armed forces ministerFlorence Parly expressed disappointment at Australia's ruling to abandon their joint submarine program with France.[16][17] Le Drian further stated in a radio interview that the contract termination was a "stab in the back".[17] On 17 September, France recalled its ambassadors from Australia and the US.[14] Despite tension in the past, France had never before withdrawn its envoy to the United States.[18]

In November , in an interview with the newspaper Le Monde, Le Drian expressed concern about the economic predation weighing on African countries, pointing the finger at China and Russia: "Our competitors have no taboos or limits." According to Le Drian, Europeans must at all costs renew their relationship with the African continent.

Personal Envoy for Lebanon, –present

In , President Macron named Le Drian as his personal envoy for Lebanon.[19][20]

Awards and honours

Publications

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    "French Ambassador says Australia's decision to scrap submarine deal was a breach of trust". ABC News. Archived from the original on 17 September Retrieved 17 September

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  20. ^Hélène Sallon (22 June ), Former French foreign minister Le Drian takes on the Lebanese political stalemate&#;Le Monde.
  21. ^"Le Drian décoré par le président égyptien" [Le Drian decorated by the Egyptian President] (in French).

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  25. ^"Le Drian décoré au Mexique, les relations au beau fixe". 12 December Retrieved 19 December
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  27. ^"Real Decreto /, de 4 de diciembre por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica Jean-Yves Le Drian, Ministro de Defensa de la República Francesa".

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