Florence Parly

Florence Parly was born in Boulogne-Billancourt on the 8th May 1963. After graduating from Sciences Po and the National School of Administration (class « Fernand Braudel »), she joined the civilian administrative corps of the Budget Directorate.

From 1991 to 1993, she was a junior advisor in the Ministry of Public Service, then in the Ministry of Housing and Equipment, and finally in the Ministry of the Interior. In 1993, she returned to the administrative sector where she was appointed as Head, Protection and Social Security Office in the Budget Directorate, then for housing, equipment, city and urban planning (1994-1995), and finally for culture and audiovisual matters (1995-1997).

In 1997, she served as Advisor for budget affairs in Prime Minister Lionel Jospin's Office. She was then appointed Secretary of State for Budget in 2000, a post she vacated in 2002.

After her Government career, Florence Parly took on the responsibilities of Mission Head in the France Trésor Agency (2003 – 2004), before becoming Chairwoman of the board, Regional Development Agency of Ile-de-France, until 2006.

She then chose to work with national companies and joined France's largest industrial and transport corporations. In 2006 she joined Air France and took up the position of Director for Investment Strategy (2006-2008), then Deputy Director General in charge of Cargo (2008-2012), before becoming Deputy Director General in charge of short-haul activities (Orly and Escales France) in 2013.

Florence Parly joined SNCF in 2014, first as Assistant Director General, then as Director General, "SNCF Voyageurs", in 2016.

On the 21st June 2017, Florence Parly was appointed Minister for the Armed Forces.