# Édouard Philippe appointed French prime minister

Date: 2017

On 15 May 2017, the day after his inauguration, President [Emmanuel Macron](/people/emmanuel-macron) appointed [Édouard Philippe](/people/edouard-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](/people/laurent-fabius) in 1984; Élysée secretary-general Alexis Kohler announced the choice.

## People

- Édouard Philippe: https://factrail.ai/people/edouard-philippe

## Sources

- https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/edouard-philippe-nomme-premier-ministre_AN-201705150054.html
- https://www.thelocal.fr/20170515/what-you-need-to-know-about-edouard-philippe-and-why-macron-chose-him

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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