Françoise Gatel

Françoise Gatel
Gatel in 2025
Minister for Regional Planning and Decentralisation
Assumed office
12 October 2025
Prime MinisterSébastien Lecornu
Preceded byÉric Woerth
Minister Delegate for Rurality, Commerce and Artisanry
In office
21 September 2024 – 12 October 2025
Prime MinisterMichel Barnier
François Bayrou
Sébastien Lecornu
Preceded byDominique Faure (Rurality)
Olivia Grégoire (Commerce and Artisanry, indirectly)
Succeeded byVéronique Louwagie (Commerce and Artisanry)
Michel Fournier (Rurality)
Member of the Senate
In office
1 October 2014 – 21 September 2024
ConstituencyIlle-et-Vilaine
Personal details
Born (1953-03-14) 14 March 1953
PartyUnion of Democrats and Independents
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Françoise Gatel (born 14 March 1953) is a French politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) who served as Minister Delegate for Rural Affairs in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Michel Barnier and François Bayrou between 2024 and 2025, then as Minister for Regional Planning and Decentralization in the Second Lecornu government since October 2025.