Dominique Faure (born 28 August 1959) is a French politician of the Radical Party who has been serving as State Secretary for Rural Affairs in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal since 2022.[1] She was elected to the National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election in Haute-Garonne's 10th constituency.[2]

Dominique Faure
Official portrait of Dominique Faire, then Secretary of State for Rural Affairs
Minister Delegate in charge of Territorial collectivities and Rural affairs
Assumed office
28 November 2022
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne
Gabriel Attal
Preceded byCaroline Cayeux
Secretary of State for Rural affairs
In office
4 July 2022 – 28 November 2022
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne
Preceded byJoël Giraud
Succeeded byHerself
Personal details
Born (1959-08-28) 28 August 1959 (age 65)
Carcassonne, France
Political partyRadical Party
Alma materINSA Lyon
HEC Paris (MBA)

Early life and career

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Faure holds an engineering degree from INSA de Lyon and an MBA from HEC Paris.[3]

Following graduation, Faure worked in major companies – IBM, Motorola, SFR, Veolia – and ran a human resources consulting firm before entering politics in the 2012 legislative elections.[4] Together with her husband, she also owns a hotel.[5]

Political career

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From 2014 to 2022, Faure served as mayor of Saint-Orens-de-Gameville.[6]

Personal life

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Faure is married and has three children.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Camille Bordenet (4 July 2022), Remaniement : Dominique Faure, nouvelle « Madame Ruralité » du gouvernement Borne 2 Le Monde.
  2. ^ "Remaniement : qui est Dominique Faure, secrétaire d'État chargée de la ruralité ?". TF1 INFO (in French). 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  3. ^ Camille Bordenet (4 July 2022), Remaniement : Dominique Faure, nouvelle « Madame Ruralité » du gouvernement Borne 2 Le Monde.
  4. ^ Camille Bordenet (4 July 2022), Remaniement : Dominique Faure, nouvelle « Madame Ruralité » du gouvernement Borne 2 Le Monde.
  5. ^ Camille Bordenet (4 July 2022), Remaniement : Dominique Faure, nouvelle « Madame Ruralité » du gouvernement Borne 2 Le Monde.
  6. ^ Camille Bordenet (4 July 2022), Remaniement : Dominique Faure, nouvelle « Madame Ruralité » du gouvernement Borne 2 Le Monde.
  7. ^ Camille Bordenet (4 July 2022), Remaniement : Dominique Faure, nouvelle « Madame Ruralité » du gouvernement Borne 2 Le Monde.