Jean Castex

Jean Castex (French: [ʒɑ̃ kastɛks]; born 25 June 1965) is a French politician. He was the Prime Minister of France from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022.^[1] He was nominated to the job by President Emmanuel Macron.

His Excellency Jean Castex The Prime Minister of France
Castex in July 2020
Prime Minister of France
In office 3 July 2020 – 16 May 2022
President	Emmanuel Macron
Preceded by	Édouard Philippe
Succeeded by	Élisabeth Borne
Mayor of Prades
In office 18 March 2008 – 3 July 2020
Preceded by	Jean-François Denis
Succeeded by	Yves Delcor (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1965-06-25) 25 June 1965 (age 58) Vic-Fezensac, France
Political party	Union for a Popular Movement (until 2015) The Republicans (2015–2020) LREM (since 2020)
Alma mater	University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès|University of Toulouse 2 Sciences Po École nationale d'administration
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He was a member of Les Républicans (LR). He was Mayor of Prades, a provincial town in Southern France, for twelve years until his appointment as Prime Minister. He was praised for his role in handling the Coronavirus crisis.^[2]

On 25 April 2022, after Macron's re-election as President of France, Castex agreed to resign as Prime Minister of France.^[3] Castex had previously promised to do so if Macron was re-elected.^[4][5]