Prisca Thévenot (born 1 March 1985) is a French politician of Renaissance who has been serving as State Secretary for Youth and National Universal Service in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since July 2023.
Thevenot previously served as spokesperson for La République en Marche from November 2020. She was elected Member of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election.
Early life and education
Thevenot was born in Strasbourg to Mauritian parents who settled in France at the end of the 1970s to pursue university studies. In 1987 the family moved to the Paris region.
Thevenot completed a Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles at the Lycée catholique Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague and continued her studies at the EM Lyon Business School from which she graduated in 2009.
Political career
In the 2017 French legislative election Thevenot contested Seine-Saint-Denis's 4th constituency, but was defeated by incumbent Communist MP Marie-George Buffet.
In November 2020, Thevenot was appointed spokesperson for La République en Marche with Maud Bregeon.
In June 2021, Thevenot was elected regional councillor of the Regional Council of Île-de-France for Seine-Saint-Denis during the 2021 French regional elections, on the list carried by Laurent Saint-Martin.
In the 2022 French legislative election, Thevenot was a candidate in Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency for Ensemble. She won the most votes in the first round, and was elected deputy in the second round with 65.75% of the vote, against Annie Larroque Comoy (LFI - NUPES). She became a member of the Social Affairs Committee in the National Assembly.
In July 2023, Thevenot was appointed State Secretary for Youth and National Universal Service in the Borne government.
Personal life
Thevenot is married with two children.