Jean Castex

Jean Castex
Official portrait, 2022
President of SNCF
Assumed office
3 November 2025
Preceded byJean-Pierre Farandou
President of RATP
In office
28 November 2022 – 2 November 2025
Preceded byCatherine Guillouard
Succeeded byJean Bassères
Prime Minister of France
In office
3 July 2020 – 16 May 2022
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Preceded byÉdouard Philippe
Succeeded byÉlisabeth Borne
President of Conflent Canigó
In office
7 January 2015 – 3 July 2020
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJean-Louis Jallat
Deputy Secretary-General to the President
In office
28 February 2011 – 15 May 2012
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Preceded byXavier Musca
Succeeded byEmmanuel Macron
Nicolas Revel
Mayor of Prades
In office
18 March 2008 – 3 July 2020
Preceded byJean-François Denis
Succeeded byYves Delcor
Personal details
Born (1965-06-25) 25 June 1965
PartyIndependent (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Union for a Popular Movement (until 2015)
The Republicans (2015–2020)
SpouseSandra Ribelaygue
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Toulouse 2
Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration
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Jean Castex ([ʒɑ̃ kastɛks] ; born 25 June 1965) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020. Castex served for twelve years as mayor of the small town of Prades prior to his appointment as prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron. He resigned his post ahead of the 2022 legislative election. After leaving public office, he served as president of the state-owned RATP from 2022 to 2025, and has served as president of the SNCF since November 2025.