Laurent Saint-Martin
{{short description|French politician (born 1985)}}
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{{infobox Politician
| name = Laurent Saint-Martin
| image = LSM AN2.jpg
| caption = Saint-Martin in 2017
| office = Minister delegate for Foreign trade and French living abroad
| term_start = 23 December 2024
| primeminister = François Bayrou
| office1 = Minister delegate for the Budget and Public Accounts
| term_start1 = 21 September 2024
| term_end1 = 23 December 2024
| primeminister1 = Michel Barnier
| predecessor1 = Thomas Cazenave
| successor1 = Amélie de Montchalin
| office2 = Member of the Regional Council of Île-de-France
| term_start2 = 2 July 2021
| president2 = Valérie Pécresse
| office3 = Member of the National Assembly
for Val-de-Marne's 3rd constituency
| term_start3 = 21 June 2017
| term_end3 = 21 June 2022
| predecessor3 = Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg
| successor3 = Louis Boyard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|22 June 1985|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Toulouse, France
| party = Renaissance (2016-present)
Socialist Party (2009-12)
| alma_mater = EDHEC Business School
}}
Laurent Saint-Martin ({{IPA|fr|lɔʁɑ̃ sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃}}; born 22 June 1985) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister delegate for Foreign trade and French living abroad in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou since December 2024. He previously served briefly as Minister Delegate for the Budget and Public Accounts in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier from September to December 2024.Leigh Thomas and Michel Rose (21 September 2024), [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/key-ministers-frances-new-government-line-up-2024-09-21/ Key ministers in France's new government line-up] Reuters. A member of Renaissance (RE), he has also held a seat in the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/094/09403.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=French}}
Prior to his appointment to the government, Saint-Martin served as Director General of Business France from 2023 to 2024.Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (23 November 2022), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/l-ex-depute-marcheur-laurent-saint-martin-pressenti-a-la-tete-de-business-france-20221123 L'ex-député Marcheur Laurent Saint-Martin pressenti à la tête de Business France] Le Figaro.
Saint-Martin represented the 3rd constituency of the Val-de-Marne department in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022 as a member of La République En Marche! (later renamed Renaissance).Giorgio Leali, Peter O'Brien and Louise Guillot (23 June 2022), [https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-clement-beaune-franck-riester-parliament-majority-france-macronia/ Who’s in and who’s out in Macronia — and what it means for the EU] Politico Europe.
Political career
From 2009 until 2012, Saint-Martin was a member of the Socialist Party.Manon Rescan and Audrey Tonnelier (4 January 2020), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2020/01/04/laurent-saint-martin-un-macroniste-fidele-choisi-pour-le-budget_6024784_823448.html Laurent Saint-Martin, un macroniste fidèle choisi pour le budget], Le Monde. However, he was not actively involved in politics before he joined La République En Marche! in 2016.Ingrid Melander and Elizabeth Pineau (16 November 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-en-marche/french-presidents-party-hit-by-defections-as-it-picks-leader-idUSKBN1DG221 French president's party hit by defections as it picks leader], Reuters.
In the 2017 legislative election, Saint-Martin was elected to the National Assembly, where he represented the 3rd constituency of Val-de-Marne. He succeeded Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg of the Radical Party of the Left. In Parliament, Saint-Martin served as a member of the Finance Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the French-Peruvian Parliamentary Friendship Group.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA720878 Laurent Saint-Martin], French National Assembly.
In late 2018, Saint-Martin was offered to join the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe but declined a post as Secretary of State at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance under the leadership of Bruno Le Maire.Manon Rescan and Audrey Tonnelier (4 January 2020), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2020/01/04/laurent-saint-martin-un-macroniste-fidele-choisi-pour-le-budget_6024784_823448.html Laurent Saint-Martin, un macroniste fidèle choisi pour le budget], Le Monde. In June 2019, Philippe entrusted him with a mission to reform the national system for the identification, seizure and confiscation of criminal assets.Jean-Baptiste Jacquin (28 June 2019), [https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2019/06/28/le-gouvernement-souhaite-developper-les-saisies-et-confiscations-des-avoirs-criminels_5482587_3224.html Le gouvernement souhaite développer les saisies et confiscations des avoirs criminels], Le Monde. From 2020, Saint-Martin served as the Parliament's lead rapporteur on the annual budget of France; he succeeded Joël Giraud.Manon Rescan and Audrey Tonnelier (4 January 2020), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2020/01/04/laurent-saint-martin-un-macroniste-fidele-choisi-pour-le-budget_6024784_823448.html Laurent Saint-Martin, un macroniste fidèle choisi pour le budget], Le Monde.
Within his party, Saint-Martin became a member of the executive board in 2019. In that capacity, he was entrusted alongside Guillaume Chiche for the party's policy planning.[http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/val-de-marne-le-depute-laurent-saint-martin-lrem-prend-du-galon-24-01-2019-7995756.php Val-de-Marne : le député Laurent Saint-Martin (LREM) prend du galon], Le Parisien, 24 January 2019.
In early 2021, Saint-Martin emerged as the frontrunner in the race to lead the La République En Marche! campaign in Île-de-France during that year's regional elections and to potentially succeed Valérie Pécresse as President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France.Loris Boichot and Mathilde Siraud (28 January 2021), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/regionales-jean-michel-blanquer-renonce-definitivement-a-sa-candidature-ile-de-france-20210128 Régionales : Jean-Michel Blanquer renonce définitivement à sa candidature Île-de-France], Le Figaro. With only 9.62 percent of the vote, he ultimately lost against Pécresse but was elected as a regional councillor.Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (28 June 2021), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/en-ile-de-france-lrem-termine-sous-la-barre-des-10-20210628 En Île-de-France, LREM termine sous la barre des 10%], Le Figaro.
In the 2022 legislative election, Saint-Martin ran for reelection to the National Assembly but lost his seat to Louis Boyard of La France Insoumise.
CEO of Business France, 2023–2024
In 2022, Saint-Martin was appointed to head Business France, the government agency tasked with promoting French exports and foreign investments in France.Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (23 November 2022), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/l-ex-depute-marcheur-laurent-saint-martin-pressenti-a-la-tete-de-business-france-20221123 L'ex-député Marcheur Laurent Saint-Martin pressenti à la tête de Business France] Le Figaro.
Political positions
In 2018, Saint-Martin was one of Stanislas Guerini's first supporters when the latter ran for the post of LREM leader.Manon Rescan and Audrey Tonnelier (4 January 2020), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2020/01/04/laurent-saint-martin-un-macroniste-fidele-choisi-pour-le-budget_6024784_823448.html Laurent Saint-Martin, un macroniste fidèle choisi pour le budget], Le Monde.
See also
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Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Category:Socialist Party (France) politicians
Category:Renaissance (French political party) politicians
Category:Politicians from Toulouse
Category:Members of the Regional Council of Île-de-France