Olivier Véran

Olivier Véran
Véran in 2022
Minister Delegate for Democratic Renewal
Spokesperson of the Government
In office
4 July 2022 – 11 January 2024
Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne
Preceded byOlivia Grégoire (Spokesperson of the Government)
Himself (Democratic Life)
Succeeded byPrisca Thévenot
Minister Delegate for Relations with Parliament and Democratic Life
In office
20 May 2022 – 4 July 2022
Prime MinisterÉlisabeth Borne
Preceded byMarc Fesneau
Succeeded byFranck Riester
Minister of Solidarity and Health
In office
16 February 2020 – 20 May 2022
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Jean Castex
Preceded byAgnès Buzyn
Succeeded byBrigitte Bourguignon (Health) Damien Abad (Solidarity)
Member of the National Assembly
for Isère's 1st constituency
In office
10 February 2024 – 9 June 2024
Preceded byServane Hugues [fr]
Succeeded byHugo Prevost
In office
22 June 2022 – 22 July 2022
Preceded byCamille Galliard-Minier
Succeeded byServane Hugues
In office
21 June 2017 – 17 March 2020
Preceded byGeneviève Fioraso
Succeeded byCamille Galliard-Minier
In office
22 July 2012 – 5 April 2015
Preceded byGeneviève Fioraso
Succeeded byGeneviève Fioraso
Member of the
Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes for Isère
In office
4 January 2016 – 2 July 2021
PresidentLaurent Wauquiez
Personal details
Born (1980-04-22) 22 April 1980 (age 44)
Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Political partyRenaissance (2017–present)
Other political
affiliations		Socialist Party (until 2017)
Spouse
Camille Lesne
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(m. 2008; div. 2018)​
Domestic partnerCoralie Dubost (2018–2021)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Grenoble
Sciences Po
ProfessionNeurologist

Olivier Véran (French: [ɔlivje veʁɑ̃]; born 22 April 1980) is a French neurologist and politician. He served as Minister of Solidarity and Health from 2020 to 2022 under Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex, becoming a key figure during the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Subsequently, he held the positions of Minister Delegate for Relations with Parliament and Democratic Life (May–July 2022) and Minister Delegate for Democratic Renewal and Spokesperson of the Government (2022–2024) in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne.[1][2]

A member of Renaissance (RE) since 2017 and previously of the Socialist Party (PS), Véran has represented Isère's 1st constituency in the National Assembly across multiple terms (2012–2015, 2017–2020, and briefly in 2022 and 2024). In the 2024 snap legislative election, he lost his seat in the National Assembly.

Professional career

Véran worked as a neurologist at the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital. He has served as president of the Association of Hospital Assistants in Grenoble, spokesperson for the National Intersyncal of Hospital Interns, and advisor to the Departmental Order of Physicians of Isère.[citation needed]

Political career

Early career

Véran was first elected to the National Assembly for Isère as Geneviève Fioraso's substitute in the 2012 legislative election, as a member of the Socialist Party.[3] During his time as a deputy, he was mandated by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault with a government inquiry into the regulatory framework for blood products.[4]

Véran unsuccessfully competed in the 2015 departmental election in the canton of Meylan for a seat in the Departmental Council of Isère. Shortly thereafter, Véran left the National Assembly, as Fioraso returned from service in government. In the 2015 regional election later that year, he was elected to the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In 2016, Minister of Health Marisol Touraine appointed him to steer a committee in charge of drafting reform proposals for France's hospital financing.[5]

Ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Véran endorsed Emmanuel Macron and joined En Marche! (later La République En Marche!).[6] He was reelected to the National Assembly on 18 June 2017. In Parliament, he served as a member of the Committee on Social Affairs, where he was the rapporteur on social security and the government's pension reform plans.[7]

Minister of Health, 2020–2022

Véran first became Minister for Solidarity and Health in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 16 February 2020.[8] In October 2020, he was one of several current and former government officials whose home was searched by French authorities following complaints about the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[9]

During his time in office, Véran implemented the government's decision to make access to birth control free for women aged up to 25 years old from 2022 onwards.[10]

Legislative elections of 2024

In the 2024 French legislative election, he arrived second at the issue of the first round,[11] leading to a "triangular" second round. On 1 July 2024, he had not yet indicated whether he would quit the race before the second round, as requested by Emmanuel Macron.[12]

Personal life

Véran was in a relationship from 2018 until 2021 with fellow politician Coralie Dubost, who sat in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022.[13]

References

  1. ^ Brice Laemle (20 May 2022), Olivier Véran devient ministre délégué chargé des relations avec le Parlement Le Monde.
  2. ^ Jean Cittone (20 May 2022), Gouvernement : Olivier Véran, figure de la gestion du Covid, relégué aux Relations avec le Parlement et à la Vie démocratique Le Figaro.
  3. ^ "Isère - 1ère circonscription , resultats élections législatives 2017". Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ Denis Cosnard (17 July 2013), Sang : une taxe en vue pour freiner les produits étrangers Le Monde.
  5. ^ François Béguin (25 May 2016), Le gouvernement veut revoir les règles de « l'hôpital entreprise » Le Monde.
  6. ^ Nathalie Raulin (20 April 2016), «En marche» : le bébé du ministre fait ses premiers pas Libération.
  7. ^ Isabelle Ficek (16 January 2020), Retraites : les députés de la majorité qui vont porter le projet de loi à l'Assemblée Les Échos.
  8. ^ "Elections municipales à Paris : Agnès Buzyn désignée candidate LRM en remplacement de Benjamin Griveaux". Le Monde (in French). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  9. ^ Merlin Sugue (15 October 2020), French police search health minister's home as part of coronavirus inquiry Politico Europe.
  10. ^ Dominique Vidalon (9 September 2021), France to give free access to contraception for women aged up to 25 Reuters.
  11. ^ "1ère circonscription (3801) - Elections Législatives 2024 - Publication des résultats des élections en France".
  12. ^ "Législatives : Pour faire barrage au RN, «trouver la force de voter pour des gens qu'on n'aime pas», préconise Glucksmann".
  13. ^ François Béguin and Solenn de Royer (23 March 2020), Coronavirus : au ministère de la santé, Olivier Véran, un ambitieux « inconnu » propulsé visage de la crise sanitaire Le Monde.
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