Astrid Panosyan
Politician in France
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Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet (born 13 August 1971) is a French politician and corporate director who served as Minister of Labour in the successive governments of Prime Ministers Michel Barnier and François Bayrou from 2024 to 2025. She served as a member of the National Assembly for Paris's 4th constituency from 2022 to 2024.[1]
François Bayrou
Astrid Panosyan | |
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.jpg) Panosyan in 2022 | |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | |
| In office 21 September 2024 – 23 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Michel Barnier François Bayrou |
| Preceded by | Catherine Vautrin |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Vautrin |
| Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 4th constituency | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Brigitte Kuster |
| Councillor of the 9th arrondissement of Paris | |
| In office 18 March 2001 – 16 March 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Astrid Panosyan 13 August 1971 |
| Party | LREM/RE (2016–present) |
Other political affiliations | PS (2001–2007) |
| Spouse | Laurent Bouvet (died 2021) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | HEC Paris Sciences Po Harvard Kennedy School |
Early life and education
Born to an Armenian father and a Norwegian mother,[2] Panosyan-Bouvet is a graduate of HEC Paris, Sciences Po and the Harvard Kennedy School.[3]
Career in the private sector
Political career
As a member of Emmanuel Macron’s cabinet when he was France’s economy minister, Panosyan-Bouvet advised him on international investments and the attractiveness of France’s economy. In 2016, she co-founded the En Marche movement and was later part of a trio (together with Arnaud Leroy and Bariza Khiari) who led the movement for several months before Christophe Castaner took over the position as party leader.[5] As the movement’s head of international relations, she negotiated its coalition with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election.[6]
In parliament, Panosyan-Bouvet served on the Committee on Social Affairs from 2022 to 2024.[7] In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-American Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2022 to 2024.[8]
Other activities
- Centre Pompidou, Member of the Supervisory Board (2022–2024)[9]
