Gilles Boyer (born 4 July 1971) is a French politician of the Horizons party. He has served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019Victor Mallet (June 3, 2019), Macron and Le Pen fight to lure France’s weakened conservatives Financial Times, and was re-elected in 2024.
Early life and education Born to two university professors in Paris, Boyer spent his childhood in Sèvres and in Ville-d'Avray in the Hauts-de-Seine region. He obtained a master's degree in law from Paris Nanterre University and a postgraduate degree in public law in 1993 from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.Alain Auffray (29 November 2015) Droit dans ses tweets Libération.
Early career From 2002 to 2004, Boyer served as chief of staff to Mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppé at Bordeaux City Hall.Alain Auffray (29 November 2015) Droit dans ses tweets Libération. After Juppé lost his office as mayor, he worked for media company Groupe M6 from 2004 until 2006. In 2006, he co-wrote a political novel with Édouard Philippe.
Boyer later worked as political advisor to Juppé during his time as Minister of Defense (2010–2011) and the Minister for Foreign Affairs (2011–2012).Alain Auffray (29 November 2015) Droit dans ses tweets Libération.
Boyer ran Alain Juppé’s campaign in the primaries of The Republicans (LR) in 2016.Michel Rose (September 26, 2016), Knives out for young pretender Macron in French presidential race Reuters.Macron: Who's who in the French president's team? BBC News, August 28, 2018.Samuel Laurent (7 June 2016) Alain Juppé, Candide et les limites de l’humour en ligne Libération.Ingrid Melander (16 November 2016), France's Juppe struggles to fire up voters as race tightens Reuters. Following the 2017 presidential election, he served as adviser to Philippe in his capacity as Prime Minister.Rym Momtaz (March 26, 2019), Macron’s party unveils EU election list, with Loiseau in lead Politico Europe.Marion Mourgue (26 March 2019) Européennes: candidat sur la liste LREM, Gilles Boyer démissionne de Matignon Le Figaro.
Political career In the 2017 legislative elections, Boyer unsuccessfully ran as an LR candidate in Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency, losing against Jacques Maire.Marion Mourgue (26 March 2019) Européennes: candidat sur la liste LREM, Gilles Boyer démissionne de Matignon Le Figaro.
From 2019 until 2022, Boyer was a quaestor of the European Parliament for two and a half years. His role as quaestor made him part of the Parliament's leadership under President David Sassoli.EP Quaestors elected, Parliament Bureau complete European Parliament, press release of July 4, 2019.
Boyer has been a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (since 2019) and the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (since 2020).Members of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters European Parliament, press release of July 9, 2020.Bjarke Smith-Meyer (21 December 2021), Shell companies in EU crosshairs after Parliament pressure Politico Europe. He also serves on the five-member Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members, the parliament’s body responsible for assessing alleged breaches of its code of conduct and advising the President of the European Parliament on possible action to be taken,Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members European Parliament.
In addition to his committee assignments, Boyer is part of the MEPs Against Cancer group.MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature MEPs Against Cancer.
In May 2022, Boyer – together with Stéphane Séjourné for Renaissance and Patrick Mignola for the Democratic Movement (MoDem) – negotiated the agreement leading to the creation of Ensemble, a coalition of the parties forming the presidential majority, including on the financial distribution between them.Matthieu Deprieck (12 May 2022), Occupé à Bruxelles, Stéphane Séjourné revient dans le jeu à Paris L'Opinion.
In 2026, Boyer joined the leadership team for Édouard Philippe’s 2027 presidential campaign, alongside Marie Guévenoux and Christophe Béchu. Clea Caulcutt (10 May 2026), Former PM Philippe launches presidential campaign to take on far right in France Politico Europe.
Other activities École nationale d'administration (ÉNA), Member of the Board of Directors (since 2019)Les membres du conseil d'administration de l'ENA École nationale d'administration (ÉNA).
Controversy In 2019, Boyer had to publicly apologize for using what he called “an ill-chosen word” after saying mayors who refused to fall into line would be considered Emmanuel Macron’s “enemies” at the time of the 2022 presidential election.Victor Mallet (3 June 2019), Macron and Le Pen fight to lure France’s weakened conservatives Financial Times.
Personal life Boyer has two daughters.Alain Auffray (29 November 2015) Droit dans ses tweets Libération.
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