Muriel Pénicaud

Muriel Pénicaud
Minister of Labour
In office
17 May 2017  6 July 2020
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byMyriam El Khomri
Succeeded byÉlisabeth Borne
Personal details
Born (1955-03-31) 31 March 1955
Versailles, France
Political partyRenaissance
Children2
Alma materParis Nanterre University
University of Strasbourg
INSEAD

Muriel Pénicaud (born 31 March 1955) is a former French business executive and politician who served as Minister of Labour in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 17 May 2017 to 6 July 2020.

In the private sector, Pénicaud was the executive vice president in charge of organization, human resources and sustainable development and an executive committee member at Dassault Systèmes from 2002 to 2008. She also was executive vice president in charge of human resources at Groupe Danone from 2008 to 2014.

After leaving government, Pénicaud served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2020 to 2022.