Agnès Canayer

Agnès Canayer (born 21 September 1965) is a French politician who served as minister delegate for family and early childhood from September to December 2024.^[1] She was elected member of the Senate in the 2014 Senate election, and was re-elected in 2020.^[2] From 2008 to 2017, she served as deputy mayor of Le Havre.^[3]

Agnès Canayer
Canayer in 2020
Minister Delegate for Family and Early Childhood
In office 21 September 2024 – 23 December 2024
Prime Minister	Michel Barnier
Preceded by	Sarah El Haïry
Succeeded by	Catherine Vautrin (Families, as Minister)
Member of the Senate
In office 1 October 2014 – 21 October 2024
Constituency	Seine-Maritime
Personal details
Born	(1965-09-21) 21 September 1965 (age 60)
Political party	Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–2022) Soyons libres (2017–2022)

Biography

Agnès Cahierre, daughter of Agathe Delamare and Philippe Cahierre, was born on September 21, 1965, in Sainte-Adresse, Seine-Maritime.

She obtained her high school diploma (baccalauréat série B) at Lycée Saint-Joseph in Le Havre. She then went on to earn a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Rouen, a master's degree in environmental law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, and a master's degree in public law from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.^[4]

She is also president of the local missions in Normandy (administrative region) and president of the local mission in the Le Havre region.^[5]