Jean Castex is a French politician who was Prime Minister of France from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020, when he joined La République En Marche! (LREM). Castex served for twelve years as Mayor of Prades, a small town in Southern France, until his appointment as Prime Minister by President Emmanuel Macron. He later resigned his post as Prime Minister of France in May 2022.