Gabriel Attal is the first openly gay French prime minister
Learn more about French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. He is the first openly gay man to occupy the post as well as the youngest.
2024-02-24T14:00:52+00:00
- Gabriel Attal is the first openly gay French prime minister.
- He is also the youngest.
- Macron seeks a fresh start.
On January 9, Gabriel Attal became the youngest French prime minister and the first openly gay man to occupy the post.
This comes as part of President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to seek a fresh start for the rest of his term.
Attal, at the age of 34, gained prominence as the government spokesperson and minister of education, according to The Associated Press.
His predecessor, Elisabeth Borne, resigned following a recent political dispute over an immigration law.
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The president will appoint a new government in the coming days, although it is expected that some key ministers will remain in their positions.
The 46-year-old president has shifted to the right on immigration and security issues since taking office.
This is partially in response to his far-right rival Marine Le Pen and her National Rally party, which opposes immigration and Islam.
More about France’s new openly gay prime minister
Gabriel Attal was a member of the Socialist Party and joined Macron’s newly created political movement in 2016.
He served as the government spokesperson from 2020 to 2022, a position that made him known among the French public.
Later, he was appointed Minister of the Budget before becoming Minister of Education in July.
He quickly announced a ban on abayas, which are long tunics worn by some Muslim women, in classrooms. This took effect at the beginning of the new school year in September.
He was bullied as a student
Additionally, Gabriel Attal introduced a plan to experiment with uniforms in some public schools.
This is part of efforts to shift attention away from clothing associated with specific religions and reduce bullying, according to The Associated Press.
Gabriel Attal recently talked about how he experienced bullying in middle school, including homophobia.
Opinion polls in France indicated that Gabriel was the most popular education minister under Elisabeth Borne.
He has Tunisian roots
Originally from the Clamart, Ile-de-France, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was born on March 16, 1989. In a few weeks, he will turn 35.
He is the son of a renowned lawyer and film producer, as well as an employee of a production company. He is of Tunisian and Alsatian Jewish descent.
Attal studied at the Alsacian School and the Paris Institute of Political Studies, where he was a member of the Socialist Party.
He also studied Law at the University of Panthéon-Assas, located in Paris, France.
Who is Gabriel Attal’s boyfriend?
With Gabriel Attal’s appointment as the new French Prime Minister, many wonder who his partner is.
According to Vanitatis, Gabriel’s boyfriend is the 38-year-old lawyer and politician Stéphane Séjourné.
«We are not a political couple. We have always maintained a clear separation between the personal and the public,» Attal said in an interview with Le Monde.
Finally, it is said his partner’s new appointment, Séjourné’s role will take on a different aspect.
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