Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet (born 13 August 1971) is a French politician and corporate director who has been serving as Minister of Labour in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier since 2024. She served as a member of the National Assembly for Paris's 4th constituency from 2022 to 2024.[1]

Astrid Panosyan
Panosyan in 2022
Minister of Labor and Employment
Assumed office
21 September 2024
Prime MinisterMichel Barnier
Preceded byCatherine Vautrin
Member of the National Assembly
for Paris's 4th constituency
Assumed office
22 June 2022
Preceded byBrigitte Kuster
Succeeded byEmmanuelle Hoffman
Councillor of the 9th arrondissement of Paris
In office
18 March 2001 – 16 March 2008
Personal details
Born
Astrid Panosyan

(1971-08-13) 13 August 1971 (age 53)
Paris, France
Political partyLREM/RE (2016–present)
Other political
affiliations
PS (2001–2007)
SpouseLaurent Bouvet (died 2021)
Alma materHEC Paris, Sciences Po
Harvard University

Early life and education

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Born to an Armenian father and a Norwegian mother,[2] Panosyan-Bouvet is a graduate of HEC Paris, Sciences Po and the Harvard Kennedy School.[3]

Career in the private sector

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Panosyan-Bouvet held senior positions at two of the main insurance groups in France, AXA and Groupama.[4]

Political career

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As a member of Emmanuel Macron’s cabinet when he was France’s economy minister, Panosyan-Bouvet advised him on international investments and the attractiveness of France’s economy. In 2016, she co-founded the En Marche movement and was later part of a trio (together with Arnaud Leroy and Bariza Khiari) who led the movement for several months before Christophe Castaner took over the position as party leader.[5] As the movement’s head of international relations, she negotiated its coalition with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election.[6]

In parliament, Panosyan-Bouvet served on the Committee on Social Affairs from 2022 to 2024.[7] In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-American Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2022 to 2024.[8]

Other activities

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References

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  1. ^ "Astrid Panosyan on the website of the French National Assembly" (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ Maïa de La Baume (10 November 2018), Macron ally charms Europe’s liberals Politico.
  3. ^ Qui est Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet ?
  4. ^ Maïa de La Baume (10 November 2018), Macron ally charms Europe’s liberals Politico.
  5. ^ Maïa de La Baume (10 November 2018), Macron ally charms Europe’s liberals Politico.
  6. ^ Maïa de La Baume (10 November 2018), Macron ally charms Europe’s liberals Politico.
  7. ^ "Astrid Panosyan on the website of the French National Assembly" (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Astrid Panosyan on the website of the French National Assembly" (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Astrid Panosyan on the website of the French National Assembly" (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved 12 April 2023.