Christophe Barbier (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf baʁbje]; born 25 January 1967) is a French political journalist and columnist who was chief editor of L'Express from 2006 to 2016.

Born in Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, Barbier attended the Lycée du Parc in Lyon.

He graduated from the École normale supérieure in 1987 and ESCP Europe in Paris in 1992.

During that period he was a frequent guest on LCI and i>Télé, as well as the daily TV show C dans l'air broadcast on France 5.

[1][2] His book Les Derniers Jours de François Mitterrand was awarded the 2011 Prix Combourg-Chateaubriand.