Philippe Tabarot

Philippe Tabarot (French pronunciation: [filip tabaʁo]; born 25 November 1970) is a French politician who has served as Minister for Transport in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou since 2024.^[1] A member of The Republicans (LR), he was a Senator for Alpes-Maritimes from 2020 to 2025.^[2]

Philippe Tabarot
Philippe Tabarot in 2025
Minister for Transport
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 December 2024
Prime Minister	François Bayrou
Preceded by	François Durovray
Senator for Alpes-Maritimes
In office 1 October 2020 – 23 January 2025
Personal details
Born	(1970-11-25) 25 November 1970 (age 54) Cannes, France
Political party	Republican Party (until 1997) Liberal Democracy (1997–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–present)
Relatives	Michèle Tabarot (sister)

Political career

Tabarot previously served as vice president of the Departmental Council of Alpes-Maritimes, as vice president of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and as a member of the municipal council of Cannes.^[2] He was a candidate for mayor of Cannes in the 2014 municipal elections, finishing second to David Lisnard.^[3]

In 2023, Tabarot was appointed secretary for transport in the shadow cabinet of Éric Ciotti.^[4]

In early 2025, France’s national financial prosecutor PNF opened a preliminary probe into Tabarot over suspicions of misappropriation of public funds between 2018 and 2020.^[5]

Personal life

Tabarot is the brother of Michèle Tabarot.^[6]