[1][2] He was born on 20 October 1974 in Épinal, a commune in the Vosges, a department of the Grand Est region of France.
[10] In the 2017 French presidential election, Bigorgne declared his support for Macron,[11] and joined his campaign team, advising him on education policy.
[15][16] In June 2018, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe invited Bigorgne to join the advisory council on state reforms.
[17] On 25 February 2022, Laurent Bigorgne was placed into police custody following a complaint from one of his assistants at the Institut Montaigne, who also happens to be the sister of his ex-wife.
[19] The complainant reported that Bigorgne had consumed cocaine during that meeting, and she also stated that he had made a habit of sending her sexual messages.
[25] He nonetheless received a 12 months suspended sentence, with the court explicitly quoting sexual motives.