François-Noël Buffet

François-Noël Buffet
Minister to the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior
Assumed office
23 December 2024
Prime MinisterFrançois Bayrou
MinisterBruno Retailleau
Minister to the Prime Minister for the Overseas
In office
21 September 2024  23 December 2024
Prime MinisterMichel Barnier
Preceded byMarie Guévenoux
(Minister Delegate)
Succeeded byManuel Valls
(Minister of State)
Senator for Rhône
In office
1 October 2004  21 October 2024
Mayor of Oullins
In office
23 October 1997  23 October 2017
Preceded byMichel Terrot
Succeeded byClotilde Pouzergue
Personal details
Born (1963-08-28) 28 August 1963
Lyon, France
Political partyRally for the Republic
(1990–2002)
Union for a Popular Movement
(2002–2015)
The Republicans
(2015–present)
ProfessionLawyer

François-Noël Buffet (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swanɔɛl byfɛ]; born 28 August 1963) is a French lawyer and politician who has served as Minister to Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou since December 2024. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously served as Minister for the Overseas in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier between September and December 2024. Buffet was a Senator for Rhône from 2004 until his appointment to the government in 2024.