Bruno Retailleau

Bruno Daniel Marie Paul Retailleau (; born 20 November 1960) is a French politician who has presided over The Republicans group in the Senate since 2014. He has represented the Vendée department in the Senate since 2004. Retailleau also served as President of the General Council of Vendée from 2010 to 2015 and President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire from 2015 until 2017. Early life and education Son of a grain merchant, he was born on 20 November 1960 in Cholet, Maine-et-Loire. Elder of a family of 4 children, he grew up in Saint-Malô-du-Bois, a village in the bocage of Vendée, 7 kilometers from where the Puy du Fou historical theme park will emerge. Retailleau graduated from Sciences Po in 1985, after a master's degree in economics at the University of Nantes.