Rémy Rioux
Born (1969-06-26) 26 June 1969
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration
OccupationHigh-ranking civil servant
Parent(s)Jean-Pierre Rioux
Hélène Rioux

Rémy Rioux (born 1969) is a French high-ranking civil servant. He serves as the chief executive of the French Development Agency.

Early life

Rémy Rioux was born on 26 June 1969 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris.[1][2] He graduated from the École Normale Supérieure, Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration.[1][2] In 1995, at the age of 26, he completed an internship in Benin.[3]

Career

Rioux worked at the Court of Audit (1997-2000, 2002–2004) and the Trésor public.[4] In the government of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, he was an adviser to Interior Minister Daniel Vaillant from 2000 until 2002.[2]

During his time at the French State Holdings Agency (APE) from 2007 until 2009, Rioux served on the boards of directors of France Médias Monde, France Télévisions, Groupe ADP, the Port of Le Havre, the RATP Group, Renault and SNCF.[5] In 2011, he was a member of the task force set up at the French Treasury for the French presidencies of the G8 and G20.[5] From 2012 until 2014, he served as chief of staff to Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici, in the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.[2]

From 2014 until 2016, Rioux served as Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under minister Laurent Fabius.[6] In 2015, President François Hollande appointed him to develop reform proposals for both AFD and state-owned bank CDC, including a possible merger; however, the project was eventually abandoned.[7]

Rioux has been serving as the chief executive of the French Development Agency since June 2016.[1][2][4] Following the suggestion of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, President Emmanuel Macron reappointed him for another four-year term in 2019.[8]

Other activities

Personal life

Rioux is married, and he has three children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rémy Rioux est nommé Directeur général de l'Agence Française de Développement". French Embassy in Afghanistan. May 26, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Faujas, Alain (May 19, 2016). "Coopération : Rémy Rioux, le choix de Hollande pour transformer l'AFD". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ Pascal Airault (May 12, 2017), Rémy Rioux, le « serial développeur » de la République au service de l’Afrique L'Opinion.
  4. 1 2 Jacot, Martine; Michel, Serge (December 5, 2016). "Rémy Rioux : " Faire de l'AFD une agence plus grande et plus innovante "". Le Monde. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Étienne Lefebvre (June 6, 2012), Rémy Rioux: L'histoire au présent à Bercy Les Échos.
  6. ↑ Serge Michel and Martine Jacot (December 5, 2016), Rémy Rioux  : « Faire de l’AFD une agence plus grande et plus innovante » Le Monde.
  7. ↑ Sharon Wajsbrot (March 24, 2016), L ’Agence Française de Développement ne sera pas adossée à la Caisse des Dépôts Les Échos.
  8. ↑ Jean-Baptiste Vey (May 13, 2019), Macron propose de reconduire Rioux à la direction de l'AFD Reuters.
  9. ↑ Members of the Council European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
  10. ↑ Commission on Public Affairs And Social Development Through Sport International Olympic Committee (IOC).
  11. ↑ Board La France s’engage Foundation.
  12. ↑ Governance Proparco.
  13. ↑ Rémy Rioux, alternate member of the Board of Directors European Investment Bank (EIB).
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