Sylvie Retailleau
Sylvie Retailleau (née Galdin; born 24 February 1965) is a French physicist and politician who has been serving as Minister of Higher Education in the Borne government since May 20, 2022. She served as president of Paris-Sud University from 2016 to 2022. Early life and education
Retailleau was born on February 24, 1965, in Nice, as Sylvie Valérie Galdin. Career
On 1 December 2022, Retailleau was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in honor of President Emmanuel Macron at the White House. In October 2023, Retailleau participated in the first joint cabinet retreat of the German and French governments in Hamburg, chaired by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Macron. References 

1965 births
Living people
Women government ministers of France
Higher education ministers
21st-century French women politicians
Politicians from Nice
French women physicists
Knights of the Legion of Honour
Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite
Members of the Borne government