Jean-Christophe Combe

Combe's father is a gymnastics teacher, and his mother is a craftsman.[2][3] After studying in literary preparatory classes at the Lycée Claude-Monet, he obtained a degree in history at the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne. He graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies in 2005.[4] During his studies, he was a technical adviser to the Senate, within the Centrist Union group.[5]

Winner of the IEP de Paris, Combe joined Deloitte as an associate specializing in the public sector. He left Deloitte a year later, in 2007, when he was appointed chief of staff to the deputy and mayor of Châlons-en-Champagne, Bruno Bourg-Broc (UMP). In 2009, he became chief of staff to the UMP mayor of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Emmanuel Lamy.[4]

In 2011, Combe was appointed director of the cabinet of the president of the French Red Cross, Jean-François Mattei.[6] Between 2012 and 2015, he was director of commitment and community life for the French Red Cross.[6] In 2016, he became Acting Director General of the French Red Cross, then in 2017, Director General.[4]

Combe became Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities on July 4, 2022, replacing Damien Abad, in the government of Élisabeth Borne.