Bruno Retailleau

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Bruno Daniel Marie Paul Retailleau (French: [bʁyno danjɛl maʁi pɔl ʁətajo]; born 20 November 1960) is a French politician who served as Minister of the Interior and Minister of State in the Bayrou government, as well as the preceding Barnier government from 2024 to 2025. In May 2025, he was elected president of The Republicans and is the party's candidate for the 2027 French presidential election. Retailleau represented the Vendée department in the National Assembly from 1994 to 1997 as Philippe de Villiers's substitute and in the Senate since 2004. He presided over the Senate Republicans from 2014 to 2024. He also served as President of the General Council of Vendée from 2010 to 2015 and President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire from 2015 until 2017. Following his appointment to the Barnier government, Retailleau was called its most influential figure. He swiftly announced a series of measures to "re-establish order" in France, which were met with some support and bolstered...

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