France Gets Its Youngest and First Openly Gay Prime Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister Tuesday, making Attal both the youngest and first openly gay person to hold the high office.

Attal’s promotion from education minister was confirmed in a statement from the Élysée Palace which added that Attal would now assemble his cabinet. Together, he and 46-year-old Macron have a lower combined age (80) than President Joe Biden (81).

Attal will replace Élisabeth Borne, who resigned Monday. Borne, who was France’s second female prime minister, stepped down ahead of a widely-expected Cabinet reshuffle and the European elections in June.

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