Stéphane Le Foll | |
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Stéphane Le Foll (2014)
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French Minister of Agriculture | |
Assumed office 16 May 2012 |
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President | François Hollande |
Prime Minister |
Jean-Marc Ayrault Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
Preceded by | Bruno Le Maire |
Government spokespeople | |
Assumed office 2 April 2014 |
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President | François Hollande |
Prime Minister |
Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
Preceded by | Najat Vallaud-Belkacem |
Personal details | |
Born |
Le Mans, France |
3 February 1960
Nationality | French |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater | University of Nantes |
Stéphane Le Foll (French pronunciation: [ste.fan lə.fɔl] (born 3 February 1960) is a French politician for the Socialist Party. He has been Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of France under Prime Ministers Jean-Marc Ayrault and Manuel Valls, as well as Government Spokesperson under Valls.
Born in Le Mans, he was elected to the European Parliament for the Socialist Party, part of Party of European Socialists, in 2004 and served to 2012.
He won a seat in the National Assembly in June 2012 and served to July 2012 when the deputy-elect replaced him.
As Minister of Agriculture he is in charge of reforming the Common Agricultural Policy. He also put an accent on "resocializing rural territories in France".