François-Xavier Priollaud, 50, is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and holder of a Master’s degree in Public Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. He began his career at the newsmagazine Le Nouvel Observateur, from 1994 to 2001. Since 2001, he has served as an administrator at the French National Assembly and was advisor to the French Minister of Defense, Hervé
Morin, between 2008 and 2010.

Deeply engaged in both local and European public life, François-Xavier Priollaud has been Mayor of Louviers since 2014 and Deputy President of the Seine-Eure Urban Community, representing 105,000 inhabitants. Since 2016, he has also served as Vice President of the Normandy Region, where he initiated and founded the Normandy World Peace Forum.

At the European level, he is an active member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. A recognized specialist in European affairs, he is the author of several authoritative works, including The Lisbon Treaty: Article-by-Article Commentary and The European Treaties after the Lisbon Treaty.

He is an alumnus of the 7th class of the Diplomatic Institute of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and co-founder of Éditions Saint-Simon. In recognition of his service, he has been awarded the National Defense Medal.