Delphine Gény-Stephann, (; née Gény, born 19 November 1968 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

) is a French politician, senior civil servant and business executive. She served as Secretary of State to the Minister of the Economy and Finance,

Bruno Le Maire Bruno Le Maire (; born 15 April 1969) is a French politician, writer, and former diplomat who served as Economy and Finance Minister from 2017 to 2024 under President Emmanuel Macron. A former member of The Republicans (LR), which he left in ...

, from 24 November 2017 to 16 October 2018.

Early life and education

Gény-Stephann is an engineer from the

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and the

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4-traders.com She is also a graduate of the MBA of the College of Engineers.Mathilde Siraud
« Delphine Gény-Stephann, une ingénieur à Bercy »
lefigaro.fr, 24 novembre 2017.

Career

In 1994, Gény-Stephann joined the General Directorate of the Treasury of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance. Between 1999 and 2005, she headed the office at the

Agence des participations de l'État ''Agence des participations de l'État'' (, APE, ), created in 2004 under the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin, is the French agency responsible for managing the State's shareholdings in companies of strategic importance. As of 2022, APE has ...

. As part of her role in the General Directorate of the Treasury, she sat on the board of directors of several public companies. In 1999, Gény-Stephann was appointed to represent the State on the board of directors of the Guarantee and Participation Management Company, the

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public development institution and the Défense Conseil International (DCI). From 1999 to 2001, she sat on the board of directors of the Defence region development board. In 2001, Gény-Stephann represented the state on the board of directors of several companies in the defense sector, including SNPE,

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GIAT Industries KNDS France (formerly known as Nexter, GIAT Industries or ''Groupement des Industries de l'Armée de Terre'', Army Industries Group) is a French government-owned weapons manufacturer, based in Versailles. The company was wholly government-owned ...

and CIVI.POL Conseil. She is also appointed to the Board of Directors of La Française des Jeux. In 2002, Gény-Stephann joined the board of directors of

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, and in 2003, of

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before being replaced in 2004. Until her appointment to the government, she was Vice President of Planning and Strategy for

Saint-Gobain Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. () is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris as the Manufacture royale de glaces de miroirs, and today headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a ...

. On November 24, 2017, Gény-Stephann was appointed Secretary of State to the Minister of the Economy and Finance

, in

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's second government. She was unknown to the general public at the time of her appointment.

Other activities

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, Member of the European Advisory Board (since 2022) *

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, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2022) * Eagle Genomics, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors (since 2019) *

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, Member of the Board of Directors (-2018)

Personal life

In 2018, Gény-Stephann's net worth was reported to be at 16 million euros.Vincent Jauvert (7 October 2018)
Delphine Gény-Stephann est la ministre la plus riche du gouvernement (et de loin !)
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''.

References

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