Nicolas Hulot
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Nicolas Jacques André Hulot (French pronunciation: [nikɔla ʒak ɑ̃dʁe ylo]; born 30 April 1955) is a French journalist and environmental activist. He is the founder and honorary president of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation, an environmental group established in 1990.
Nicolas Hulot | |
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Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition | |
In office 17 May 2017 – 4 September 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
Preceded by | Ségolène Royal (Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy) |
Succeeded by | François de Rugy |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-04-30) 30 April 1955 (age 69) Lille, France |
Occupation | Journalist, writer, environmentalist |
Hulot ran as a candidate in the primary for the Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV) party in 2011, but lost to Eva Joly in the second round. He declined offers to be a government minister for Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande,[1] but in May 2017, he agreed to serve under Emmanuel Macron and was appointed Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition in the first government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.[2] In August 2018, he announced his resignation from the Second Philippe government, citing policy disagreements and leadership issues.[3]
Hulot is an officer in the Legion of Honour and a knight in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.