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Jean Castex

b. 1965

Prime Minister of France from 2020 to 2022

Born
25 Jun 1965 · Vic-Fezensac

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 70 years
  1. 25 Jun 1965BornBorn in Vic-Fezensac
  2. 1999 – 2001RoleGeneral secretary of prefecture of Vaucluse
  3. 2001 – 2005RoleChairperson
  4. 2008 – 2014RoleMayor of Prades
  5. 2010 – 2015RoleRegional council member
  6. 2014 – 2020RoleMunicipal councillor of Prades
  7. 2014 – 2020RoleMayor of Prades
  8. 2015RoleMember of the departmental council of Pyrénées-Orientales
  9. 2018 – 2020RoleInterdepartmental delegate for major sporting events
  10. 2020RoleMayor of Prades
  11. 2020 – 2022RolePrime Minister of France
  12. 2020AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
  13. 2021AwardGrand Cross of the National Order of Merit
  14. 2022AwardCommander of the Legion of Honour
  15. 2022 – 2025RolePDG of RATP
  16. 2025RoleChairperson

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1965 – today).

  1. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  3. 1968Prague Spring
  4. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  5. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  6. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  7. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  9. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  10. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  11. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  12. 1985Schengen Agreement
  13. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  14. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  15. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  17. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  18. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  19. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  20. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  21. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  22. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  23. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  24. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  25. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  26. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  27. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  28. 20112011 Norway attacks
  29. 2011Libyan civil war
  30. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  31. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  32. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  33. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  34. 2015Paris Agreement
  35. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  36. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  37. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  38. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  39. 2023Gaza war
  40. 20242024 Summer Olympics

Biography

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.

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