Matthias Fekl
| Matthias Fekl | |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
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In office 21 March 2017 – 10 May 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Bernard Cazeneuve |
| Preceded by | Bruno Le Roux |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Collomb |
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| Born |
4 October 1977 Frankfurt, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater |
École Normale Supérieure Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
Matthias Fekl (French pronunciation: [matja(s) fɛkl]; born October 4, 1977) is a French politician who is the Minister of the Interior in the government of Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. He served as a member of the National Assembly from June 20, 2012 to April 10, 2014, representing Lot-et-Garonne.
Fekl was born on 4 October 1977 in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany. His father is a German university professor and his mother is a French teacher. He grew up in West Berlin before moving to Paris, where he graduated from Lycée Henri-IV. He later studied at various Paris universities (Sciences Po Paris, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Ecole Nationale d’Administration).
From 2010 to 2011, Fekl served as chief of staff to Jean-Pierre Bel, then president of the Socialist group in the Senate. When Bel became chairman of the Senate, Fekl was his special adviser.
Fekl was elected member of the National Assembly in the 2012 elections. During his time in parliament, he was a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs. In 2012, Interior Minister Manuel Valls mandated Fekl with a report on immigration which was later submitted to Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.
Fekl also served as the Trade Secretary in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development under the leadership of minister successive ministers Laurent Fabius and Jean-Marc Ayrault from September 4, 2014, succeeding Thomas Thévenoud.
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