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Édouard Philippe appointed French prime minister

On 15 May 2017, the day after his inauguration, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Édouard Philippe, the centre-right Republican deputy and mayor of Le Havre and an ally of Alain Juppé, as prime minister. Aged 46, he became France's youngest head of government since Laurent Fabius in 1984; Élysée secretary-general Alexis Kohler announced the choice.

Édouard Philippe (Wikimedia Commons portrait; person avatar reused as fact cover, land-pack1 pattern).

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On 15 May 2017, the day after his inauguration, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Édouard Philippe, the centre-right Republican deputy and mayor of Le Havre and an ally of Alain Juppé, as prime minister. Aged 46, he became France's youngest head of government since Laurent Fabius in 1984; Élysée secretary-general Alexis Kohler announced the choice.

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Factrail. (2026). Édouard Philippe appointed French prime minister. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/philippe-becomes-french-pm-2017-05-15

https://factrail.ai/facts/philippe-becomes-french-pm-2017-05-15

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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