Benjamin Haddad

Benjamin Haddad (; born 23 October 1985) is a French politician who has served as Minister Delegate for European Affairs in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Michel Barnier, François Bayrou and Sébastien Lecornu since 2024. A member of Renaissance (RE), he previously served in the National Assembly from 2022 to 2024, representing Paris's 14th constituency, which encompasses most of its 16th arrondissement.

Early life and education Haddad was born in the 16th arrondissement of Paris in a Sephardic Jewish family from Tunisia.

Early career From 2014 to 2018, Haddad was a fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC. From 2019 to 2022, he worked as senior director of the Atlantic Council's Europe Centre. In 2019, he published his book Le paradis perdu : L'Amérique de Trump et la fin des illusions européennes.

Political career Prior to being elected to the National Assembly, Haddad was an activist within the Union for a Popular Movement in the early 2010s. He joined Emmanuel Macron's En Marche movement in 2016,

In Parliament, he served on both the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on European Affairs.

In September 2024, Haddad was appointed to the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier as Minister Delegate for European Affairs under Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. In the days following his appointment, he announced he would advocate for the European Union to tighten its immigration policy guidelines: "Everywhere, in all of our countries, beyond the left-right divide, there's a strong demand from our citizens to take control of our immigration".