Sophie Primas (; born 7 June 1962) is a French politician who served as Spokesperson in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou from 2024 to 2025. A member of The Republicans (LR), which she briefly left amid the 2024 The Republicans alliance crisis,Martin Lagrave (11 June 2024), Accord LR-RN aux législatives : ces élus qui quittent Les Républicains. Le Figaro (in French). she previously served as Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and the French Abroad in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier between September and December 2024.
Prior to her appointment to the Barnier government, Primas represented Yvelines in the National Assembly (2010–2011), then in the Senate (2011–2024). Following the dismissal of the Bayrou government by the National Assembly, she regained her Senate seat.
Political career Primas was elected a municipal councillor of Aubergenville at age 20 in 1983, before she became deputy mayor for finance in 2001. She was elected mayor of Aubergenville in the 2014 municipal election, after her list won over 80% of the first-round vote.
Primas replaced Henri Cuq in the National Assembly in 2010 following his death, as she ran as his substitute in the 2007 legislative election in the 9th constituency of Yvelines. She held the seat from 11 June 2010 until 30 September 2011, when she resigned upon her election to the Senate.
In the 2011 Senate election, Primas was second on the list led by Senate President Gérard Larcher in Yvelines. 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), Sophie Primas, d'Aubergenville à la présidence des affaires économiques du Sénat Les Echos. From 2023 to 2024, she was one of the Senate's vice presidents.
In The Republicans primary ahead of the 2017 French presidential election, Primas endorsed François Fillon.Ludovic Vigogne (20 April 2016), Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion. She had already supported Fillon in the 2012 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election.
Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, Primas was part of The Republicans candidate Valérie Pécresse's campaign team.Marion Mourgue (4 January 2022), Présidentielle 2022 : Pécresse présente un organigramme de campagne avec «tout le monde à bord» Le Figaro.
In 2024, she was appointed to the Barnier government as Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and the French Abroad. In the Bayrou government she was Government Spokesperson.
In the 2025 The Republicans leadership election, Primas endorsed Bruno Retailleau for the party leadership.Thomas Soulié (18 March 2025), Sophie Primas, porte-parole du gouvernement : « Retailleau peut rassembler de la droite dure aux centristes » Le Parisien.
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