List of énarques
This is a list of énarques. Énarque is the name given to the alumni of the École nationale d'administration in France. The ENA was founded in 1945 and as the program is two years long, the first class graduated in 1947.
Politics
Heads of States and Governments
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the French Republic
- Édouard Balladur, French Prime Minister
- Michel Rocard, French Prime Minister
- Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic
- Nicéphore Soglo, President of Benin
- André Ntsatouabantou Milongo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo
- Edem Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo
- Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France
- Jean-Paul Proust, Minister of State of Monaco
- Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco
- Paul Dijoud, Minister of State of Monaco
- Alain Juppé, Prime Minister of France
- Laurent Fabius, Prime Minister of France
- Adly Mansour, President of Egypt
- Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister of France
- François Hollande, President of the French Republic
- Édouard Philippe, Prime Minister of France
- Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic
International Organizations
- François-Xavier Ortoli, President of the European Commission
- :fr:Jean Maheu|Jean Maheu, Director General of UNESCO
- Jacques de Larosière, managing director of the IMF, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Michel Camdessus, managing director of the IMF
- Jean-Paul Costa, President of the European Court of Human Rights
- Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank
- Pierre de Boissieu, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
- Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organization
- Ronny Abraham, President of the International Court of Justice
Ministers and Secretaries of State
- Alain Peyrefitte, French Minister of Justice
- Michel Poniatowski, French Minister of Interior
- Michel Jobert, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Claude Cheysson, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Jean-Pierre Fourcade, French Minister of Finance
- Nicole Questiaux, French Minister of Solidarity
- Jean François Poncet, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Jean-Bernard Raimond, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Philippe Malaud, French Minister of Information
- Bernard Stasi, French Minister of Overseas
- Pierre Joxe, French Minister of Interior
- Jean-Philippe Lecat, French Minister of Culture
- Jacques Toubon, French Minister of Justice
- Jean-Pierre Chevènement, French Minister of the Interior
- Hervé de Charette, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Catherine Tasca, French Minister of Culture
- Alain Lamassoure, French Minister of Budget
- Michel Audet, Minister of Finance of Québec
- Philippe Séguin, French Minister of Social Affairs
- Alain Richard, French Minister of Defence
- Claude Guéant, French Minister of Interior
- François d'Aubert, French Minister of Research
- Dominique Perben, French Minister of Justice
- François Léotard, French Minister of Culture
- Gérard Longuet, French Minister of Defence
- Hubert Védrine, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Anne-Marie Idrac, French Minister of Transports
- Élisabeth Guigou, French Minister of Justice
- Martine Aubry, French Minister of Employment
- Paul Masseron, Minister of the principality of Monaco
- Michel Sapin, French Minister of Finance
- Ségolène Royal, French Minister of Ecology
- Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, French Minister of Culture
- François Goulard, French Minister of Research
- Ridha Grira, Tunisian Minister of Defence
- Catherine Colonna, French Minister of European Affairs
- Pierre Moscovici, French Minister of Finance
- Philippe Bas, French Minister of Health
- Renaud Dutreil, French Minister of Civil Service
- Jean-François Copé, French Minister of Budget
- Valérie Pécresse, French Minister of Higher Education
- Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Agriculture
- Chantal Jouanno, French Minister of Sports
- Fleur Pellerin, French Minister of Culture
- Laurent Wauquiez, French Minister of Higher Education
Other political figures
- Yves Guéna, President of the Constitutional Council
- Pascal Arrighi, French MP
- Jean-François Deniau, French MP
- Michel Albert, Permanent Secretary of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques
- Robert Miguet, prefect
- Jean-Pierre Soisson, French MP
- Yann Gaillard, French MP
- Renaud Denoix de Saint Marc, Vice President of the Conseil d'État
- Ernest-Antoine Seillière, President of the MEDEF
- Josselin de Rohan, French MP
- François Bujon de l'Estang, Ambassador of France to the United States
- Antoine Rufenacht, Mayor of Le Havre
- René Couanau, French MP
- Pierre Brochand, Director of the DGSE
- Jean-Claude Guibal, French MP
- Jacques Cheminade, French political activist
- Daniel Jouanneau, Ambassador of France to Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, Lebanon, Canada and Pakistan
- Pierre Steinmetz, member of the Constitutional Council of France
- Jean-Paul Huchon, President of Île de France
- Jean-Louis Bianco, French MP
- Dominique Souchet, French MP
- Christian Frémont, Chief of staff of Nicolas Sarkozy
- Jean-Marc de La Sablière, Ambassador of France to Italy
- Yvan Blot, European MP
- Didier Quentin, French MP
- Philippe Marini, French MP
- Henry de Lesquen, President of the Club de l'Horloge
- Jean-Yves Le Gallou, European MP
- Jean-Pierre Landau, Second Deputy Governor of the Banque de France
- Michel Diefenbacher, French MP
- Bernadette Malgorn, prefect
- Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe, member of the Constitutional Council of France
- Bernard Bajolet, Director of the DGSE
- Christian Noyer, Governor of the Banque de France
- Régis Guyot, prefect
- Jean-Marie Guéhenno, CEO of International Crisis Group
- Gilles Carrez, French MP
- Bernard Bonnet, prefect
- Pierre Vimont, Ambassador of France to the United States of America
- Jean-Marc Sauvé, Vice President of the Council of State
- Jean-François Mancel, French MP
- Philippe de Villiers, European MP
- Bruno Racine, President of the Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Charles de Courson, French MP
- Jean-Louis Bourlanges, European MP
- Jean-Maurice Ripert, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
- Pierre-René Lemas, Chief of staff of François Hollande
- Stanislas Lefebvre de Laboulaye, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France to the Holy See
- Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Chief of staff of François Hollande
- Sylvie Hubac, Chief of staff of François Hollande
- Claire Bazy-Malaurie, member of the Constitutional Council of France
- Raymond-Max Aubert, French MP
- Richard Samuel, prefect
- Paul Giacobbi, French MP
- Paul-Marie Coûteaux, European MP
- Gérard Araud, Ambassador of France to the United States
- Marc Le Fur, French MP
- Bernard Émié, Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom
- Yves Détraigne, French MP
- Adolphe Colrat, prefect
- Patrick Strzoda, Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff, prefect
- François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France
- Jean-Michel Severino, Director of the Agence Française de Développement
- Jean Mallot, French MP
- François Asselineau, General inspector of finances and founder of UPR
- Xavier Musca, Chief of staff of Nicolas Sarkozy
- Hervé Gaymard, French MP
- Jean-Christophe Potton, Ambassador of France to Uruguay
- Henri Plagnol, French MP
- Christian Paul, French MP
- Gaëtan Gorce, French MP
- Philippe Galli, prefect
- Sylvie Goulard, European MP
- Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, French MP
- Martin Hirsch, Head of Emmaüs France
- Alain Seban, President of the Pompidou Center
- Frédéric Salat-Baroux, Chief of staff of Jacques Chirac
- Anne Paugam, Director of the Agence Française de Développement
- Richard Didier, prefect
- Emmanuelle Mignon, cabinet secretary for Nicolas Sarkozy
- Jérôme Guedj, French MP
- Olivier Ferrand, French MP
- Guillaume Larrivé, French MP
- Julien Anfruns, Member of the Council of State of France
- Florian Philippot, European MP
Business
- Michel Pébereau, CEO of BNP Paribas
- Jean Drucker, CEO of M6
- Hélie de Noailles, Director of Lazard
- Louis Schweitzer, Chairman of Renault
- Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière, CEO of FIMALAC
- Michel Bon, CEO of Carrefour
- Jean-Cyril Spinetta, CEO of Air-France KLM
- Jean-Louis Gergorin, Executive Vice President of EADS
- Louis Gallois, CEO of EADS
- Jean-Paul Cluzel, CEO of Radio France
- Alain Minc, business and political advisor
- Serge Weinberg, Chairman of Weinberg Capital Partners
- Yves-Thibault de Silguy, Executive Vice President of Vinci
- Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat
- Baudouin Prot, CEO of BNP Paribas
- Jean-Charles Naouri, CEO of Casino
- Gérard Mestrallet, CEO of GDF SUEZ
- Paul Hermelin, CEO of Capgemini
- Henri de Castries, CEO of AXA
- Jean-Jacques Augier, CEO of Taxis G7
- Philippe Crouzet, Chairman of Vallourec
- Jean-Marie Messier, Chairman of Vivendi
- Pierre-André de Chalendar, CEO of Saint Gobain
- Walter Butler, Founder of Butler Capital Partners
- Philippe Wahl, CEO of La Poste
- Guillaume Pepy, CEO of SNCF
- Philippe Capron, CFO of Veolia
- Augustin de Romanet de Beaune, CEO of Aéroports de Paris
- Stéphane Richard, CEO of Orange
- Frédéric Oudéa, CEO of Société Générale
- Bruno Deletré, CEO of Crédit Foncier de France
- Nicolas Dufourcq, CEO of the Public Bank of Investment
- Claire Dorland-Clauzel, Executive Vice President of Michelin
- François Pérol, CEO of BPCE
- Matthieu Pigasse, Deputy CEO of Lazard
- Alexandre Bompard, CEO of Fnac
Academics
- Gabriel de Broglie, historian
- Pierre-Jean Rémy, member of the Académie française
- Guy Sorman, writer
- Françoise Chandernagor, member of the Académie Goncourt
- Jacques Attali, economist
- José Frèches, novelist
- Jean-Michel Gaillard, writer
- François Sureau, writer
- Andreas Kaplan, professor
- Patrick Levaye, writer
- Marc Lambron, writer
- Richard Descoings, Director of Sciences Po
- Guillaume Dustan, writer
- Agnès Clancier, writer
Other
- Jacques Frémontier, French journalist and television producer