Philippe Tabarot
MiniszterMinister of Transport
Les Republicains (membership suspended since October 2025 while serving as minister) · Franciaország
A profil angol nyelven készült
Philippe Tabarot, born 25 November 1970 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes), is a French politician and Minister of Transport (Ministre des Transports) in Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's government, a post he has held continuously since December 2024 (first as minister attached to the Minister of Territorial Planning and Decentralisation, then renamed Minister of Transport on 12 October 2025, and confirmed in the cabinet formed after the 26 February 2026 reshuffle). A member of Les Republicains (LR), he was Senator for Alpes-Maritimes from October 2020 until 23 January 2025, when his mandate ended owing to his entry into government. Before the Senate he served as conseiller general of Alpes-Maritimes for the canton of Cannes-Centre (2001-2015) and conseiller regional of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur (2015-2021), where he was vice-president in charge of transport and a leading promoter of opening regional rail (TER) to competition. In the Senate he was first vice-president of the Committee on Territorial Planning and Sustainable Development and a recognised specialist on transport and rail policy; he authored and was rapporteur of the law on reinforcing security in transport (loi Tabarot, LOI n. 2025-379 of 28 April 2025). He is the brother of LR deputy Michele Tabarot and a member of a political family from Le Cannet; his late father was Pierre Tabarot. In October 2025 the LR political bureau suspended him and the other LR ministers from party functions over their participation in the Lecornu government. He is also the subject of a preliminary investigation opened by the Parquet national financier (PNF) into past local remunerations (2018-2020); no charges have been brought.
Választási előzmények
French Senate election (senatoriales)
Senator for Alpes-Maritimes2020-09-27
Elected
not verified (indirect election by grands electeurs)
not applicable ellen
Elected senator for Alpes-Maritimes on 27 September 2020. Mandate ended 23 January 2025 upon entering government.
Forrás:senat.frFrench regional election (PACA)
Regional councillor of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur2015-12
Elected
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not applicable ellen
Elected to the PACA regional council; served as vice-president in charge of transport (2015-2021).
Forrás:info.gouv.frFrench municipal election (Cannes)
Mayor of Cannes2014-03-30
Defeated (second place)
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David Lisnard (UMP) ellen
Candidate for mayor of Cannes in the 2014 municipal elections, finishing second to David Lisnard.
French cantonal/departmental elections (Cannes-Centre)
Conseiller general of Alpes-Maritimes (canton Cannes-Centre)2001
Elected
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not applicable ellen
Elected conseiller general for the canton of Cannes-Centre; held the seat from 2001 to 2015.
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Szakmai pályafutás
Municipal councillor
not verified – not verifiedCity of Cannes
Member of the municipal council of Cannes; candidate for mayor of Cannes in the 2014 municipal elections, finishing second to David Lisnard.
Forrás:en.wikipedia.orgJuriste (legal professional)
not verified – not verifiedSELARL Philippe Clerc
Listed in his HATVP patrimonial declaration as a professional legal activity (juriste). Official profession of record: charge de mission.
Forrás:hatvp.frMinister of Transport / Minister in charge of Transport
2024. dec. 23. – napjainkigGovernment of France (Bayrou, then Lecornu)
Appointed minister attached to the Minister of Territorial Planning and Decentralisation, in charge of Transport, on 23 December 2024; portfolio renamed Minister of Transport on 12 October 2025 and confirmed in the cabinet formed after the 26 February 2026 reshuffle. Based at the Hotel de Roquelaure, oversees rail, road, maritime, air and active mobility policy.
Transport secretary, LR shadow cabinet
2023 – 2024Les Republicains (contre-gouvernement d'Eric Ciotti)
Designated as the official in charge of the transport portfolio in the LR shadow cabinet set up by party president Eric Ciotti.
Forrás:en.wikipedia.orgSenator for Alpes-Maritimes
2020. okt. 1. – 2025. jan. 23.Senate of France
Elected 27 September 2020; member of the Committee on Territorial Planning and Sustainable Development (first vice-president), Secretary of the Senate bureau. Mandate ended 23 January 2025 because of his entry into government. Specialist in transport and rail policy.
Forrás:senat.frDirector of a tourism and cultural groupement d'interet public (GIP) and communications adviser
2018 – 2020Commune of Le Cannet / local GIP (Alpes-Maritimes)
Held posts as director of a tourism/cultural GIP and as communications adviser for the commune of Le Cannet (then led by his sister Michele Tabarot). These remunerations (2018-2020) are the subject of a PNF preliminary investigation; no charges brought.
Forrás:franceinfo.frRegional councillor and vice-president for transport
2015 – 2021Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur (PACA)
Vice-president of the PACA region in charge of transport; led the region's pioneering opening of regional rail (TER) services to competition, notably on the Marseille-Nice line.
Conseiller general (departmental councillor)
2001 – 2015Departmental Council of Alpes-Maritimes
Conseiller general for the canton of Cannes-Centre; served as vice-president of the departmental council.
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Tanulmányok
not verified (French university)
not verifiedMaitrise (master's level degree) · Public law (droit public)
Official government biography states he holds a maitrise de droit public. The specific university and years are not specified in the public official sources consulted.
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Fontosabb jogszabályok
Senate information report 'Reforme ferroviaire: garantir une ouverture a la concurrence reussie' (rapport n. 87, 2019-2020)
Rail / competition policy2019
Senate report on preparing a successful opening of rail services to competition. Tabarot was a long-standing advocate of opening regional rail (TER) to competition, both in the PACA region and in the Senate, building on the loi pour un nouveau pacte ferroviaire of 2018.
Jelentőség: Reflects his central role and expertise on rail competition policy; not a statute he authored but a key part of his transport legislative record.
Forrás:senat.frLOI n. 2025-379 du 28 avril 2025 relative au renforcement de la surete dans les transports (loi Tabarot)
Transport security2025
Senate bill (text n. 235, 2023-2024) authored by Senator Tabarot and colleagues, filed 28 December 2023; he was its rapporteur. Adopted by the Senate on 13 February 2024, definitively adopted by Parliament on 18 March 2025, partially validated by the Conseil constitutionnel on 24 April 2025 and promulgated on 28 April 2025. It authorises SNCF and RATP security agents to carry out pat-downs, creates an offence of train/bus surfing, strengthens sanctions for abandoned baggage and extends the 'security continuum' in public transport.
Jelentőség: His signature legislative achievement, widely referred to as the 'loi Tabarot'; framed partly around securing transport for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It substantially expanded the legal powers of transport security services.
Projet de loi-cadre relatif au developpement des transports (first-reading Senate adoption)
Transport infrastructure and development2026
Framework government bill on the development of transport, presented while Tabarot was Minister of Transport and adopted by a large majority in first reading at the Senate. Part of the 'Ambition France Transports' agenda.
Jelentőség: Major ministerial legislative initiative on long-term transport development; still in the legislative process as of mid-2026.
Kitüntetések és elismerések
none declared
not applicablenot applicable
No state honours or decorations (e.g. Legion d'honneur, Ordre national du Merite) identified for Philippe Tabarot in the official and press sources consulted.
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