Bruno Léchevin

Léchevin was born in 1952 in Sallaumines, a former mining town in Pas-de-Calais. After his schooling, Léchevin became a certified carpenter.^[3] He joined the Young Christian Workers in 1967, and participated in the May 68 events.^[4] He served as President of the Young Christian Workers from 1974 to 1978.^[5]

Léchevin began his career at Électricité de France in 1979 as a storekeeper in Lyon.^[6] At the same time, he was taking courses at the Catholic University of Lyon. In 1980, he became a permanent member of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour. He became a federal secretary for the confederation and participated in the protests for the 35-hour workweek.^[7] He left his position in 1999.

In 1986, Léchevin founded Électriciens sans frontières.^[8] In 2000, he became a member of the Commission de régulation de l'énergie. He was appointed as a general delegate at the Médiateur national de l'énergie.^[9] In March 2013, he became chairman of the board of directors of the French Environment & Energy Management Agency.^[10] He also joined the board of directors of Électricité de France in May of that same year.^[11] In 2019, Léchevin became head of the Finance Climate Pact, a European climate bank founded by Jean Jouzel and Pierre Larrouturou.^[12]

Léchevin died on 6 February 2020 at the age of 68.^[13]

• Officer of the Legion of Honour (2013)^[14] (Knight in 2002)^[15]
• Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite (1998)^[16]