Didier Guillaume

Didier Guillaume (born 11 May 1959) is a French politician and since October 2018 French Minister of Agriculture in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe since 2018. In addition to his government role, he is also the President of the Drôme General Council.

Didier Guillaume
Minister of Agriculture
In office
16 October 2018 – 6 July 2020
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byStéphane Travert
Succeeded byJulien Denormandie
Member of the French Senate for Drôme
In office
1 October 2008 – 16 November 2018
Succeeded byBernard Buis
President of the Socialist group in the French Senate
In office
15 April 2014 – 22 January 2018
Preceded byFrançois Rebsamen
Succeeded byPatrick Kanner
Personal details
Born (1959-05-11) 11 May 1959
Bourg-de-Péage, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Socialist Party (until 2018)

Political career

In 2008, after his election as senator, Guillaume resigned his post as mayor of the commune of Bourg-de-Péage , which is the chef-lieu of the canton of the same name, represented by Guillaume in the General Council. He was a member of the Socialist Party until 2018 and was Vice-President of the Socialist Group in the Senate. He served as vice-president of the Senate from 2011–2014.

Guillaume worked as Manuel Valls’ campaign director in the Socialist Party's primaries for the 2012 presidential election.[1]

References
  1. Primaire à gauche : Valls présente son QG et son état-major de campagne Les Échos, December 14, 2016.

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