Marc Ferracci
French politician (born 1977)
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Marc Ferracci (French pronunciation: [maʁk fɛʁatʃi]; born 19 December 1977) is a French politician who served as Minister for Industry and Energy in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou from 2024 to 2025 and is currently a Member of the National Assembly for the 6th constituency for French residents overseas (Switzerland and Liechtenstein). A member of Renaissance (RE), he previously briefly served as Minister Delegate for Industry in the government of Michel Barnier from September to December 2024.
François Bayrou
Marc Ferracci | |
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.jpg) Marc Ferracci in 2025 | |
| Minister for Industry and Energy[a] | |
| In office 21 September 2024 – 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Michel Barnier François Bayrou |
| Preceded by | Roland Lescure |
| Member of the National Assembly for the 6th constituency for French residents overseas | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Joachim Son-Forget |
| Succeeded by | Marie-Ange Rousselot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1977 |
| Party | Renaissance |
| Spouse | Sophie Ferracci |
| Parent | Pierre Ferracci |
| Alma mater | HEC Paris Sciences Po Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
Ferracci was elected the deputy to the National Assembly for the sixth constituency for French residents overseas in 2022, which encompasses Switzerland and Liechtenstein.[1] He won reelection in 2024.[2] Previously, he had been Emmanuel Macron's economy adviser in Macron's 2017 presidential campaign;[3] he was named a special adviser to Labour Minister Muriel Pénicaud following the election.[4] In 2020, he became an adviser to Prime Minister Jean Castex.[5]
Ferracci has been described as a close friend and political ally to President Macron.[5]
Private career
An economist by occupation, Ferracci graduated from HEC Paris and Sciences Po.[4] He made academic contributions as a professor at Panthéon-Assas University specialising in economics and labour policy, including his involvement in the reform of employment systems in France. His expertise spans various fields earning him recognition as a nominee for the Best Young French Economist Award in 2016.[6][7]
Personal life
Ferracci met Emmanuel Macron in 1999 when they were students at Sciences Po. Both were each other's best men at their weddings;[4] in 2004, Ferracci married Sophie Gagnant, who was Macron's chief of staff in his 2017 presidential campaign before joining Health Minister Agnès Buzyn as chief of staff following the election.[4] She had previously been an aide to Macron in 2016 in the final months of his tenure as Economy Minister.[5]
His family is from Suartone, a Corsican hamlet in the municipality of Bonifacio.[4]
See also
Notes
- Minister Delegate for Industry until 23 December 2024.