Laurent Marcangeli
Laurent Marcangeli | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Action, Civil Service and Simplification | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | François Bayrou |
| Preceded by | Guillaume Kasbarian |
| President of the Horizons group in the National Assembly | |
| In office 28 June 2022 – 23 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Paul Christophe |
| Member of the National Assembly for Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency | |
| In office 22 June 2022 – 23 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Jacques Ferrara |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Lacombe |
| In office 20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Renucci |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Jacques Ferrara |
| Mayor of Ajaccio | |
| In office 8 February 2015 – 9 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | André Valat |
| Succeeded by | Stéphane Sbraggia |
| In office 5 April 2014 – 27 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Renucci |
| Succeeded by | André Valat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1980 Ajaccio, Corsica, France |
| Political party | CCB (2013–present) HOR (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | RPR (1997–2002) UMP (2002–2015) LR (2015–2018) |
| Alma mater | University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Laurent Marcangeli (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɑ̃ maʁkɑ̃ʒeli]; born 10 December 1980) is a French politician who has served as Minister of Public Action, Civil Service and Simplification under Prime Minister François Bayrou since 23 December 2024. He previously served in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017 and again from 2022 to 2024, representing the 1st constituency of Corse-du-Sud.
Earlier in his career, Marcangeli held the mayorship of Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica, in 2014 and from 2015 to 2022. He was a member of the nationwide right-wing parties Rally for the Republic (RPR), Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and The Republicans (LR) before starting his own party "Ajaccio !" in 2018.
In 2022, Marcangeli stood for Parliament for the recently established centre-right party Horizons, part of President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble Citoyens coalition. Following the election, he became president of the newly-established Horizons group in the National Assembly.