Renaud Muselier (born 6 May 1959) is a French physician and politician who is the President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur since 2017.
[1] From 2002 to 2005,[2] Muselier served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,[3] under the leadership of successive ministers Dominique de Villepin and Michel Barnier.
In the 2016 The Republicans presidential primary, Muselier endorsed Nicolas Sarkozy as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.
[5] On 29 May 2017, Muselier was elected President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, succeeding Christian Estrosi, who returned as Mayor of Nice.
[8] Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Muselier publicly declared his support for Xavier Bertrand as the Republicans’ candidate.