Patrick Hetzel

French politician (born 1964)

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Patrick Hetzel
Hetzel in 2014

Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
In office 21 September 2024 – 23 December 2024
Prime Minister	Michel Barnier
Preceded by	Sylvie Retailleau
Succeeded by	Élisabeth Borne
Member of the National Assembly for Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency
In office 20 June 2012 – 21 October 2024
Preceded by	Émile Blessig
Succeeded by	Éliane Kremer
Personal details
Born	(1964年07月02日) 2 July 1964 (age 61) Phalsbourg, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
Party	Republican
Alma mater	EM Strasbourg Business School

Patrick Hetzel (born 2 July 1964) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been a member of the National Assembly since 2012. He represents Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency.^[1]

Political career

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In parliament, Hetzel has served as member of the Finance Committee (since 2016) and the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education (2012–2016).^[2] and the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (–2022).^[3] In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-German Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Hetzel publicly declared his support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.^[4] He was re-elected in the 2022 French legislative election.

Hetzel endorsed Christian Jacob as the party’s chairman in the run-up to the Republicans’ 2019 convention,^[5] and later supported Bruno Retailleau’s candidacy to succeed Jacob in 2022.^[6]

On 21 September 2024, Hetzel became Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation in the short-lived government of Michel Barnier, succeeding Sylvie Retailleau.^[7] On 23 December 2024, he was replaced by Élisabeth Borne in the government of François Bayrou.^[8]