Benjamin Haddad
MinisterMinister Delegate for European Affairs
Renaissance (RE) · Frankrijk
Profiel opgesteld in het Engels
Benjamin Haddad (born 23 October 1985 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, into a Sephardic Jewish family of Tunisian origin) is a French politician and foreign-policy specialist. A graduate of Sciences Po Paris (MA in international affairs) and HEC Paris (MA in financial economics), he spent roughly seven years in Washington think tanks, notably as a fellow at the Hudson Institute (2014/2016-2018/2019) and as senior director of the Atlantic Council's Europe Center (2019-2022). He authored 'Le paradis perdu : L'Amérique de Trump et la fin des illusions europeennes' (2019). An early member of Emmanuel Macron's En Marche movement (2016), he was elected to the National Assembly in 2022 for Paris's 14th constituency (covering most of the 16th arrondissement), re-elected in 2024, and chaired the French-Ukrainian parliamentary friendship group. He was appointed Minister Delegate for European Affairs in September 2024 in the Barnier government and retained the post through the Bayrou and successive Lecornu governments, including after the 26 February 2026 reshuffle, serving under Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
Verkiezingsgeschiedenis
2024 French snap legislative election
Deputy, Paris 14th constituency2024-07-07
Re-elected
72.4%
tegen Louis Piquet (union of the right, LR-RN)
Led the first round with about 48% and won the second round with roughly 34,722 votes (around 72% of votes cast) against Louis Piquet. Vacated the seat on 21 October 2024 due to his government appointment; succeeded by his substitute Josephine Missoffe.
2022 French legislative election
Deputy, Paris 14th constituency2022-06
Elected
53.2%
tegen Francis Szpiner (Les Republicains, mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris)
Led the first round with about 39.3% and won the second round with 53.2% against LR candidate Francis Szpiner.
Loopbaan
Minister Delegate for European Affairs (chargé de l'Europe)
21 sep 2024Government of France (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs)
Minister Delegate for European Affairs under Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. First appointed in the Barnier government, retained in the Bayrou government and the successive Lecornu governments, including after the 26 February 2026 reshuffle.
Member of the National Assembly (Deputy), Paris 14th constituency
22 jun 2022 – 21 okt 2024Assemblee nationale (France)
Deputy for Paris's 14th constituency. Sat on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the European Affairs Committee and chaired the French-Ukrainian parliamentary friendship group. Seat vacated on appointment to government.
Member of the Board of Directors
jun 2020Fondation Tocqueville (non-profit think tank)
Unremunerated board membership of a non-profit think-tank foundation, declared to the HATVP (0 EUR remuneration each year).
Instructor (Enseignant)
jan 2020 – jun 2021Georgetown University
Adjunct instructor in international affairs. Recorded in HATVP declaration of interests.
Bron:hatvp.frSenior Director, Europe Center (Directeur Europe)
feb 2019 – jun 2022Atlantic Council (Washington, D.C.)
Led the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, directing its work on transatlantic relations, European security and EU affairs.
Fellow / Researcher in international relations
2014 – 2019Hudson Institute (Washington, D.C.)
Research fellow in a Washington-based think tank, working on transatlantic relations and European security. HATVP declaration records remuneration for this role over 2016-2019.
Lecturer in international affairs
Sciences Po Paris
Taught international affairs at Sciences Po Paris.
Bron:atlanticcouncil.org
Opleiding
Institut d'etudes politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)
Master of Arts (MA) · International affairs
Graduate degree in international affairs.
HEC Paris (HEC Ecole de Management)
Master of Arts (MA) · Financial economics
Graduate degree in financial economics.
Belangrijke wetgeving
Chair, French-Ukrainian parliamentary friendship group (parliamentary diplomacy)
Foreign affairs / European security2022
As deputy (2022-2024), Haddad chaired the National Assembly's French-Ukrainian friendship group and served on the Foreign Affairs and European Affairs committees, focusing on support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
Betekenis: Positioned him as a leading parliamentary voice on Ukraine and transatlantic security, a profile that underpinned his appointment as Minister for Europe.
Joint transatlantic lawmakers' letter urging US Congress to unlock military aid to Ukraine
Foreign affairs / defence2023
In December 2023 Haddad co-authored a joint letter signed by more than a hundred senior European lawmakers to their US counterparts, pressing the United States Congress to release further military aid to Ukraine.
Betekenis: High-profile cross-parliamentary initiative reinforcing transatlantic support for Ukraine at a critical moment in the war.
EU migration policy advocacy (ministerial)
European affairs / migration2024
Shortly after his September 2024 appointment as Minister Delegate for Europe, Haddad announced he would push the European Union to tighten its migration and immigration policy guidelines, framing it as a cross-partisan demand from citizens to 'take back control' of migration.
Betekenis: Defined an early policy priority of his ministerial mandate and aligned France with a tougher EU migration stance.
EU trade-defence and economic sovereignty advocacy (ministerial)
European affairs / trade2026
As Minister for Europe, Haddad publicly argued that Europe should use 'all the tools' at its disposal to defend its interests against aggressive foreign trade practices, describing Europe as the 'last evangelist' of a rules-based trade order.
Betekenis: Reflects his ministerial line on European economic sovereignty and trade defence amid global trade tensions.
Bron:euronews.com