Roland Lescure
MinisterMinister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty
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Roland Lescure is a French-Canadian economist and politician who has served as Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty in the governments of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu since October 2025, a post he retained in the 26 February 2026 reshuffle (Lecornu II). A member of Renaissance, he is the member of the National Assembly for the first constituency for French residents overseas (Canada and the United States), first elected in 2017. Before entering politics he was a money manager in France and Chief Investment Officer of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ), and he previously served as Minister Delegate for Industry from 2022 to 2024.
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French legislative election 2024 (2nd round)
Deputy, 1st constituency for French residents overseas (Canada and USA)2024-07-07
Elected
54.25%
Vastaskandidaat: Oussama Laraichi (Nouveau Front Populaire), 45.75%
Re-elected to the National Assembly; took office 8 July 2024.
French legislative election 2024 (1st round)
Deputy, 1st constituency for French residents overseas (Canada and USA)2024-06-30
Led the first round
approx. 38.8%
Vastaskandidaat: Oussama Laraichi (Nouveau Front Populaire), approx. 36.1%
Ran under the Ensemble pour la Republique (presidential majority) banner.
French legislative election 2017 (2nd round)
Deputy, 1st constituency for French residents overseas (Canada and USA)2017-06-18
Elected
approx. 80% (19,650 votes)
Vastaskandidaat: Not documented in sources reviewed
Won as a La Republique En Marche candidate in his first run for office.
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Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty
5. okt 2025Government of France (Lecornu I, then Lecornu II)
Appointed Minister of the Economy and Finance in Sebastien Lecornu's first government on 5 October 2025; retained the portfolio (with the expanded title covering industrial, energy and digital sovereignty) in the 26 February 2026 reshuffle forming the Lecornu II government.
Minister Delegate for Industry
4. juuli 2022 – 21. sept 2024Government of France (under Bruno Le Maire; PMs Elisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal)
Minister Delegate for Industry, attached to the Minister of the Economy and Finance. Carried the 2023 Green Industry Law (loi industrie verte).
President of the Economic Affairs Committee
29. juuni 2017 – 21. juuni 2022National Assembly of France
Chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs; served as parliamentary rapporteur on the privatisation of Groupe ADP (Aeroports de Paris).
Allikas:en.wikipedia.orgMember of the National Assembly (1st constituency for French residents overseas)
21. juuni 2017National Assembly of France
Deputy for the first constituency for French residents overseas (Canada and the United States). In office 21 June 2017 to 4 August 2022, then re-elected and in office again from 8 July 2024; his seat was suspended during ministerial service.
Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer
2009 – 2017Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Recruited as Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer of CDPQ, one of the world's largest public pension and investment funds, reporting to president Michael Sabia. Left in 2017 to enter French politics.
Money manager / asset management executive
1990s – 2009Groupama Asset Management, Natixis (France)
Held leadership roles in the French financial sector, including at Groupama and Natixis, before moving to Canada in 2009.
Haridus
Ecole Polytechnique
1987Engineering diploma (ingenieur) · Science and engineering
Graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique (entered class of 1987 per ENSAE alumni records).
ENSAE (Ecole nationale de la statistique et de l'administration economique)
1992Graduate diploma (statistics and economics) · Statistics and economics
Graduated from ENSAE ParisTech in 1992.
London School of Economics (LSE)
Master's degree in economics · Economics
Holds a master's degree in economics from the London School of Economics.
Allikas:en.wikipedia.org
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Privatisation of Groupe ADP (Aeroports de Paris) - PACTE law provisions
Public enterprise / privatisation2019
As President of the National Assembly Economic Affairs Committee, Lescure served as parliamentary rapporteur on the planned privatisation of Groupe ADP, a flagship and contested element of the 2019 PACTE framework. The privatisation was ultimately shelved.
Tähtsus: One of the most politically contested economic measures of the 2017-2022 legislature; opposition MPs launched a shared-initiative referendum (RIP) procedure against it.
Loi relative a l'industrie verte (Green Industry Law)
Industry / energy transition / decarbonisation2023
As Minister Delegate for Industry, Lescure was the government's lead figure carrying the Green Industry Law, co-constructed at Bercy from early 2023 through thematic working groups. Adopted in first reading by the National Assembly on 22 July 2023 (Senate adopted its version 22 June 2023).
Tähtsus: Aimed to decarbonise existing French industry (about 18% of national CO2 emissions) and accelerate production of green technologies, including faster industrial-site permitting and green-investment incentives.