François-Noël Buffet

François-Noël Buffet
Minister to the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior
In office
23 December 2024 – 5 October 2025
Prime MinisterFrançois Bayrou
MinisterBruno Retailleau
Succeeded byMarie-Pierre Vedrenne
Minister to the Prime Minister for the Overseas
In office
21 September 2024 – 23 December 2024
Prime MinisterMichel Barnier
Preceded byMarie Guévenoux
(Minister Delegate)
Succeeded byManuel Valls
(Minister of State)
Senator for Rhône
In office
1 October 2004 – 21 October 2024
Mayor of Oullins
In office
23 October 1997 – 23 October 2017
Preceded byMichel Terrot
Succeeded byClotilde Pouzergue
Personal details
Born (1963-08-28) 28 August 1963
Lyon, France
PartyRally for the Republic
(1990–2002)
Union for a Popular Movement
(2002–2015)
The Republicans
(2015–present)
ProfessionLawyer
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François-Noël Buffet (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swanɔɛl byfɛ]; born 28 August 1963) is a French lawyer and politician who served as Minister to Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou from 2024 to 2025. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously served as Minister for the Overseas in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier between September and December 2024. Buffet was a Senator for Rhône from 2004 until his appointment to the government in 2024.