Julien Denormandie

Denormandie was named Minister (in France named Secretary of state) of Territorial Cohesion on 21 June 2017, and then Minister for Towns and Housing in October 2018.

In the summer of 2014, he created a start-up with Ismael Emelien. The aim of the project 'was to see how technology (through educational applications) could benefit early years learning,' until Emmanuel Macron (who had been Economics Minister for a number of years) got them on his side. He became the joint cabinet director in September 2014. He left this position in March 2016 to participate in the creation of the En Marche ! movement, which he became joint secretary-general of, also playing a role in its development. He also had an important role in the success of the party in the legislative elections of the same year.

He rejoined the ministerial cabinets, before becoming Counsel to the Minister of Foreign Commerce Nicole Bricq and Minister of Finances Pierre Moscovici in July 2012, a position where he was noticed by the Cabinet Director Rémy Rioux, then by Emmanuel Macron, the then-secretary general at the Élysée (French Presidential Office).

After being named a Countryside, Water and Forests engineer on October 1st 2004, he was assigned to the position of Minister of the Economy and Finances. In 2011, he was chief of the foreign offices of Turkey, the Balkans, the CEI and the Middle East concerning bilateral economic relationships and the Treasury Office.

After being admitted in 2000 to Agro ParisTech, Julien Denormandie passed the entry exam into the Rural, Water and Forest Engineer's Corps in 2002. After studying as an apprentice in the 2002-2004 group, he took the ENGREF course in the first year and an MBA at the Collège des Ingénieurs in the second year.

Julien Denormandie (born 14 August 1980) is a French politician, the current Secretary of State, formerly the Minister of Territorial Cohesion in the Second Philippe Government. He worked as Special Counsel to the Foreign Commerce Minister Nicole Bricq and the Minister of Finances and the Economy Pierre Moscovici, then was the joint cabinet director for the Economics Minister Emmanuel Macron. He left this post in March 2016 to participate in the creation of the En marche ! of which he became the joint secretary.