The MoDem felt extremely mistreated and underrepresented by the first Borne government. Francois Bayrou’s friends are allowed to enter. He began with Jean-Noel Barrot, his foal and party number 2. He was appointed Minister Delegate for the Digital Transition and Telecommunications portfolio, which had been without a holder since Cedric O’s departure.
He is a well-known political figure. His father, Jacques Barrot (who died in 2014), was a figure of Christian Democracy: former minister, European commissioner. Noel Barrot, his grandfather, was also an MP. This record is a result: The Barrot family held the first Haute-Loire constituency almost continuously between 1945 and 2004. Jean-Noel served as a Haute-Loire departmental councilor. In 2017, he was elected deputy to the Yvelines. With 64% of the vote, he was re-elected in June 19.
Jacques Barrot chose Laurent Wauquiez, a young enarque he felt was close to his centrist beliefs as his political heir in 2002. Jean-Noel was not outshined by his father, who did everything possible to eliminate the competition. Jacques Barrot, his former protege, regretted the very correct and very critical positions he took on the European construction.
Jean-Noel Barrot, one of Francois Bayrou’s foals, is one of these young elected officials who were spotted by and encouraged by the Modem boss. Like Sarah El Hairy of Nantes, who was already Secretary under Castex and returns to Youth and Universal National Service with this second Borne government.
Jean-Noel Barrot, an economist from one of the most prestigious schools, holds a master’s degree in Economics from Paris School of Economics as well as a doctorate from HEC under David Thesmar. From 2013 to 2017, he was also a professor at MIT. A colleague from the MoDem joked that he was a bright boy and could master a lot of subjects I don’t know. Matigon, who wanted to make use of his economic skills, requested that he travel across France in 2021 for a mission about the end of the crisis.
His playground before the Assembly was the HEC campus at Jouy-en-Josas. After preparing for Henri IV, he was the first student there. He also spent many memorable evenings there along with his friends: Stanislas Guerini (ex-boss at LREM and now Minister in Transformation and Public Service), and Emmanuel Miquel (ex-advisor to the Elysee). Jean-Noel Barrot was appointed professor. His bio states that his research is focused on “the financing and innovation of businesses, and the interaction between capital markets and goods and service markets.” The celebrations of the past years are over.
He has a passion for public policy evaluations and the budgetary costs of these or other amendments. He even helped to create a tax simulator. He had used his five-year tenure in the Assembly to bring together academics and parliamentarians to promote the idea of a permanent parliamentary assessment agency. He would love to see it equipped with extensive study resources.
He was the special rapporteur on the budgetary mission for asylum, immigration, and integration. Alexandre Holroyd was another elected LREM. He signed in June 2019 a rapport with some surprising conclusions about the policy of forced removal for foreigners in irregular situations, which is to say, the obligation to leave France territory. Cost: EUR468 Million in 2018, or approximately EUR14,000 per individual. They found that the policy of “assisted returns”, which provides material and financial assistance for voluntary return to the country of origin at a cost between 2,500 and 4,000 euros, was more costly than the one they advocated.
He explains on his website that he returned to Paris because of his love for the region after his American experiences. He is married to a midwife at AP-HP and he lives with his two children in Versailles.
He was a student and he always carried his backpack. A plastic recorder is kept inside. He promised that he would not use a pipe to play politics. He is a lover of baroque music and a regular at Festival de la Chaise-Dieu.
