Édouard Charles Philippe (French: [edwaʁ ʃaʁl filip]; born 28 November 1970) is a French politician serving as Prime Minister of France since 15 May 2017 under President Emmanuel Macron. A lawyer by occupation, Philippe is a former member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), which later became The Republicans (LR). He served as a member of the National Assembly representing the 7th constituency of Seine-Maritime from 2012 to 2017, as well as Mayor of Le Havre and President of the Agglomeration community of Le Havre from 2010 to 2017. After being elected to the presidency in May 2017, President Macron appointed him Prime Minister; Philippe subsequently named his government on 17 May.