Sébastien Lecornu

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Lecornu's career is marked by a series of rapid promotions and historic firsts. At 29, he became the youngest president of the Departmental Council of Eure. He is one of the youngest prime ministers in French history. As defence minister, he secured the largest military budget in modern French history, €413 billion over seven years. His first government, lasting only hours, set a record for the shortest-lived cabinet in the Fifth Republic.

AwardsLecornu has received several national and foreign honours. Nationally, he is a Knight of Agricultural Merit, Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, and holds the National Defence Medal, Silver Medal of Voluntary Military Services, and Gold Medal of Honour for Overseas Commitment. Foreign honours include Grand Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of Germany, Commander First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark), and Grand Officer of the National Order of the Cedar of Lebanon, among others.

Honours & Distinctions

Reservist in the National Gendarmerie

National Gendarmerie

Serves as a reservist in the French National Gendarmerie.

Records & Feats

Youngest President of the Departmental Council of Eure

Career Milestone·2015

Elected at age 29 in 2015.

Shortest-lived government in French Fifth Republic history

Historic First·2025

His first cabinet lasted only hours in October 2025.

Largest French military budget in modern history

Career Milestone·2023

Secured €413 billion defence spending law for 2024-2030.