Laurence Garnier

Laurence Garnier
Laurence Garnier
	Garnier in 2022
Secretary of State for Consumption
	In office; 21 September 2024 – 23 December 2024
President	Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister	Michel Barnier
Preceded by	Olivia Grégoire (Delegated Minister)
Member of the Senate
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 November 2020
Preceded by	Christophe Priou
Constituency	Loire-Atlantique
Personal details
Born	3 April 1978 (age 47)
Political party	The Republicans (since 2015); Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)

Laurence Garnier (born 3 April 1978) is a French politician of The Republicans (LR) who has been a member of the Senate since 2020.^[1] From 2015 to 2020, she was a vice president of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire.^[2]

Political career

In the 2012 legislative election, she was a candidate for Loire-Atlantique's 2nd constituency.^[3]

From September to December 2024, Garnier briefly served as Secretary of State for Consumption in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier.^[4]

Political positions

During her time in the Senate, Garnier has voted against key legislation on LGBTQ+ rights and voiced her opposition to an AIDS prevention campaign in 2016 which featured gay couples.^[5]

References

^ "Mme Laurence Garnier" (in French). Senate of France.
^ "Laurence Garnier, sénatrice : Ses premiers pas ancrés dans le territoire". Hello Gazette Nantes (in French). 30 November 2020.
^ "Résultats. Législatives 2012, second tour : Loire-Atlantique (44)". Le Point (in French). 13 June 2012.
^ "Gouvernement de Michel Barnier : découvrez la liste complète des 39 ministres et secrétaires d'Etat". Franceinfo (in French). 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
^ Victor Goury-Laffont (24 September 2024), Macron’s old guard spooked by new government’s rightward shift Politico Europe.

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[1] "Mme Laurence Garnier" (in French). Senate of France.

[2] "Laurence Garnier, sénatrice : Ses premiers pas ancrés dans le territoire". Hello Gazette Nantes (in French). 30 November 2020.

[3] "Résultats. Législatives 2012, second tour : Loire-Atlantique (44)". Le Point (in French). 13 June 2012.

[4] "Gouvernement de Michel Barnier : découvrez la liste complète des 39 ministres et secrétaires d'Etat". Franceinfo (in French). 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[5] Victor Goury-Laffont (24 September 2024), Macron’s old guard spooked by new government’s rightward shift Politico Europe.

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