Clément Beaune (French pronunciation: [klemɑ̃ bon]; born 14 August 1981) is a French public servant and politician who served as Secretary of State for European Affairs (2020–2022) and Minister for Transport (2022–2024) in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean Castex and Élisabeth Borne.

Although he was reported as a likely candidate to become the Mayor of Paris, he soon lost his seat to Emmanuel Grégoire in the first round of the French legislative elections.

[6] After graduating the École nationale d'administration in 2009, Beaune began his career as a civil servant in the French government's Budget Directorate, as Deputy Head of the Finance Acts Bureau.

[8] From 2013 to 2014, Beaune worked in the office of Jean-Marc Ayrault, then Prime Minister of France, as a budgetary technical advisor.

[13] Beaune was reportedly considered for ministerial office as Secretary of State for European Affairs in 2019 upon the departure of Nathalie Loiseau;[16][9] in the event Amélie de Montchalin was appointed.

[7][19] In October 2023, Beaune participated in the first joint cabinet retreat of the German and French governments in Hamburg, chaired by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron.

[24] Beaune said he wanted to show that being gay was “not an obstacle” to becoming a government minister, and condemned homophobia in other European countries.

[25] In the same 2020 interview Beaune disclosed his family background included Jewish relatives who suffered deportation during The Holocaust.