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Olivier Véran
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Olivier Véran (ɔlivje veʁɑ̃; born 22 April 1980) is a French neurologist and politician who has served as Government Spokesperson in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2022.
Véran was Minister of Solidarity and Health in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022. As such, he was a key figure amid the COVID-19 pandemic in France. A member of Renaissance, formerly La République En Marche! (until 2022), he previously was the member of the National Assembly for the 1st constituency of the Isère department from from 2012 to 2015 and again from 2017 until 2020.
Véran worked as a neurologist at the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital. He has served as president of the Association of Hospital Assistants in Grenoble, spokesperson for the National Intersyncal of Hospital Interns, and advisor to the Departmental Order of Physicians of Isère.
Véran was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2012 elections, as a member of the Socialist Party. During his time as a Member of Parliament, he was mandated by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault with a government inquiry into the regulatory framework for blood products.
In 2015, Véran resigned as an MP to compete in the 2015 departmental elections where he became a member of the regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In 2016, the Minister of Health Marisol Touraine appointed him to steer a committee in charge of drafting reform proposals for France's hospital financing.
Ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Véran endorsed Emmanuel Macron and joined La République En Marche!. He was re-elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Isère. In parliament, he served as a member of the Committee on Social Affairs Committee, where he was the rapporteur on social security and the government's pension reform plans.
Véran first became Minister for Solidarity and Health in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 16 February 2020.
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