Gabriel Attal
Gabriel Nissim Attal de Couriss (French pronunciation: [ɡabʁijɛl atal]; born 16 March 1989) is a French politician serving as the Prime Minister of France since January 2024.
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| Prime Minister of France | |
| Assumed office 9 January 2024 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Élisabeth Borne |
| Minister of National Education and Youth | |
| In office 20 July 2023 – 9 January 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Pap Ndiaye |
| Succeeded by | Amélie Oudéa-Castéra |
| Minister of Public Action and Accounts | |
| In office 20 May 2022 – 20 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Olivier Dussopt |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Cazenave |
| Spokesperson of the Government | |
| In office 6 July 2020 – 20 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Castex |
| Preceded by | Sibeth Ndiaye |
| Succeeded by | Olivia Grégoire |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of National Education and Youth | |
| In office 16 October 2018 – 6 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sarah El Haïry |
| Spokesperson of La République En Marche! | |
| In office 4 January 2018 – 16 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Griveaux |
| Succeeded by | Laetitia Avia |
| Member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 16 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | André Santini |
| Succeeded by | Florence Provendier |
| Member of the Vanves City Council | |
| Assumed office 30 March 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gabriel Nissim Attal 16 March 1989 Clamart, France |
| Political party | Renaissance (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party (2006–2016) |
| Domestic partner | Stéphane Séjourné (2015–2022) |
| Education | École alsacienne |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas |
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A member of the Renaissance party, Attal rapidly rose up the political ranks following his election to the National Assembly in June 2017; he became the Junior Minister to the Minister of National Education and Youth in 2018, which made him the youngest person to serve in the Government of France, the Spokesperson of the Government in 2020, the Minister of Public Action and Accounts in 2022, and the Minister of National Education and Youth in 2023.
On 9 January 2024, amid a major government crisis, Attal was appointed by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, to replace Élisabeth Borne as Prime Minister of France. At the age of 34, he became the youngest person and the first openly gay person to serve as a G7 head of government as well as the ninth openly LGBT person and the youngest person currently serving as a head of state or government in the world.
Attal has become one of the most popular politicians in France and the French media have speculated that he is a potential contender in 2027 French presidential election as a successor of Macron.