Bruno Retailleau
President of Les Républicains; Senator of Vendée
Les Républicains
Bruno Retailleau is President of Les Républicains, a French senator representing Vendée and a former Minister of the Interior. His career spans more than three decades across local government, Parliament and national leadership. He first entered elected office in 1988 as a member of the Vendée departmental council. He subsequently served in the National Assembly before joining the Senate in 2004. From 2010 to 2015, he chaired the Vendée departmental council. He led the UMP and subsequently Les Républicains group in the Senate from 2014 to 2024. Appointed Minister of the Interior in September 2024, he returned to the Senate in November 2025. He holds a master’s degree in economics and is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris.