Alice Rufo
Alice Rufo | |
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Rufo in 2023 | |
| Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Sébastien Lecornu |
| Minister | Catherine Vautrin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alice Louise Émilie Rufo 9 April 1980 Toulon, France |
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| Alma mater | École normale supérieure Sciences Po Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University École nationale d'administration |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Alice Louise Émilie Rufo (French pronunciation: [alis ʁyfo]; born 9 April 1980)[1] is a French senior civil servant and politician who has served as Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces in the second Lecornu government since 12 October 2025.[2]
She had previously been appointed Director General for International Relations and Strategy at the Ministry of the Armed Forces on 1 November 2022.[1] As Minister Delegate, Rufo is tasked with European defence amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Personal life
Rufo is married and has one child.[1] She is the daughter of medicine professor Marcel Rufo.[4]
Honours
- Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite (2023)[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Madame Alice RUFO" (PDF). www.defense.gouv.fr (in French).
- ^ "Lecornu II : découvrez la composition du nouveau gouvernement". Public Sénat (in French). 12 October 2025.
- ^ Louis Hausalter (14 October 2025). "« Lecornu 2 », un fragile gouvernement signé Emmanuel Macron". Le Figaro (in French).
Le chef de l'État a propulsé au rang de ministre une autre ancienne de son cabinet : Alice Rufo, qui a longtemps travaillé au pôle diplomatique de la présidence, devient ministre auprès de la ministre des Armées. « Elle sera en charge de l'Europe de la défense », précise un proche d'Emmanuel Macron.
- ^ "Emmanuel Macron, mauvais DRH ? La fille de Marcel Rufo dans la tourmente". Gala (in French). 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Décret du 2 juin 2023 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite". Légifrance (in French).