Sophie Primas
{{Expand French|topic=bio |Sophie Primas|date=August 2016}}
{{short description|Member of the French Senate}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Sophie Primas
| image = Sophie Primas.png
| office = Spokeswoman of the Government
| term_start = 23 December 2024
| term_end =
| primeminister = François Bayrou
| predecessor = Maud Bregeon
| office1 = Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad
| term_start1 = 21 September 2024
| term_end1 = 5 December 2024
| primeminister1 = Michel Barnier
| predecessor1 = Franck Riester
| successor1 = Laurent Saint-Martin
| office2 = Member of the French Senate for Yvelines
| term_start2 = 1 October 2011
| term_end2 = 21 September 2024
| office3 = Mayor of Aubergenville
| term_start3 = 2014
| term_end3 = 2017
| predecessor3 = François Bony
| successor3 = Thierry Montangerand
| office4 = Member of the National Assembly
for Yvelines's 9th constituency
| term_start4 = 2010
| term_end4 = 2011
| predecessor4 = Henri Cuq
| successor4 = Jean-Marie Tétart
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|06|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Saint-Mandé, France
| alma_mater = ESSEC Business School
| nationality = French
| party = Independent
| profession = Engineer
| otherparty = UMP, then LR (2001–2024)
}}
Sophie Primas (born 7 June 1962 in Saint-Mandé) is a French engineer and politician who has been serving as spokeswoman of the Government in the Bayrou government since December 2024.
Primas was previously deputy minister for foreign trade, attractiveness and French nationals abroad in the Barnier government between September and December 2024. Formerly a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) then The Republicans (LR), she left the party in 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.senat.fr/senateur/primas_sophie11090q.html |title=Mme Sophie Primas |publisher=Senate of France |language=fr}}Martin Lagrave (11 June 2024), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/accord-lr-rn-aux-legislatives-ces-elus-qui-quittent-les-republicains-20240611 Accord LR-RN aux législatives : ces élus qui quittent Les Républicains] Le Figaro.
Political career
Primas replaced Henri Cuq in the National Assembly in 2010 after his death, representing the 9th constituency of Yvelines from 11 June 2010 to 30 September 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.yvelines1.com/archives/sophie-primas-une-deputee-qui-aime-sa-circonscription/ |title=Sophie Primas, une députée qui aime sa circonscription |website=yvelines1.com |language=fr}}
Primas resigned her seat in the assembly after being elected to the Senate in the 2011 elections,{{cite web |url=http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/tribun/fiches_id/345916.asp |title=Mme Sophie Primas |publisher=National Assembly of France |language=fr}} representing the department of Yvelines from 2011 to 2024. From 2017 to 2023, she chaired the Senate's Committee on Economic Affairs; she was the first woman to hold this position.Alain Piffaretti (4 August 2022), [https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/ile-de-france/sophie-primas-daubergenville-a-la-presidence-des-affaires-economiques-du-senat-1780462b Sophie Primas, d'Aubergenville à la présidence des affaires économiques du Sénat] Les Echos.
On the local level, Primas was elected mayor of Aubergenville in the 2014 municipal elections.{{cite web |url=http://www.yvelines1.com/municipales-2014/municipales-sophie-primas-officiellement-elue-maire-daubergenville/ |title=Sophie Primas officiellement élue maire d’Aubergenville |website=yvelines1.com |date=April 1, 2014 |language=fr}} Before being elected mayor, she served as deputy mayor responsible for finances, public markets and sustainable development.
In the Republicans' primaries ahead of the 2017 French presidential election, Primas endorsed François Fillon.Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), [https://www.lopinion.fr/politique/primaire-a-droite-la-liste-des-premiers-soutiens-parlementaires Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires] L'Opinion.
Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, Primas was part of LR candidate Valérie Pécresse's campaign team.Marion Mourgue (4 January 2022), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/elections/presidentielles/presidentielle-2022-pecresse-presente-un-organigramme-de-campagne-avec-tout-le-monde-a-bord-20220104 Présidentielle 2022 : Pécresse présente un organigramme de campagne avec «tout le monde à bord»] Le Figaro.
In the LR's 2025 leadership election, Primas endorsed Bruno Retailleau as the party's chair.Thomas Soulié (18 March 2025), [https://www.leparisien.fr/politique/sophie-primas-porte-parole-du-gouvernement-retailleau-peut-rassembler-de-la-droite-dure-aux-centristes-18-03-2025-JA6VLQI3BZD2BCACAADN7BPDNI.php Sophie Primas, porte-parole du gouvernement : « Retailleau peut rassembler de la droite dure aux centristes »] Le Parisien.
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