Aurélien Rousseau (born 25 June 1976) is a French civil servant and politician who has been serving as Minister of Health and Prevention in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2023.
From May 2022 to July 2023, Rousseau served as Borne's chief of staff; he resigned from that position effective on 17 July 2023.
Early life and education
Rousseau grew up in Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas.
Career
In 1999, Rousseau began his career as history and geography teacher at a highschool in Seine-Saint-Denis.
From 2015 to 2017, Rousseau served as deputy director of the cabinet and advisor on social affairs to successive Prime Ministers Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve.
From 2017 to 2018, Rousseau served as director of Monnaie de Paris.
Rousseau won plaudits for running the public health authority in the Paris region during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
Minister of Health, 2023–present
In October 2023, Rousseau participated in the first joint cabinet retreat of the German and French governments in Hamburg, chaired by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron.
Personal life
Rousseau is in a relationship with Marguerite Cazeneuve. In 2020, the couple's son was born.