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(Bloomberg) In some ways, Gabriel Attal, the 34-year-old picked by Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday as France’s youngest and first out gay head of government, has been a political star-in-the-making for well over a decade. In a television interview of students at the prestigious university Sciences Po in 2012, Attal made an impassioned speech for why the country’s youth is as engaged in politics as ever, prompting his schoolmates to crown him a “future president.” Most Read from BloombergSEC’s X Ac
In recent days, President Emmanuel Macron officially chooses Gabriel Attal as the youngest Prime Minister of France, at 34. Attal's appointment came after Elisabeth Borne
Aged just 34, Gabriel Attal has become the youngest prime minister in French history – a strong symbol as President Emmanuel Macron looks to revitalise his weakened government for the second half of his final term. He's also facing off challenges from the equally young far-right leader Jordan Bardella, a hot favourite in the upcoming European elections. Attal took over from 62-year-old Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday after a lightning five-month stint as education minister.Macron's fourth prime minis