Bruno Le Roux (French pronunciation: [bʁyno lə ʁu]; born 2 May 1965) is a French politician of the Socialist Party who served as the Minister of the Interior of France from 6 December 2016 to 21 March 2017.

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Bruno Le Roux
Bruno Le Roux in 2012
Minister of the Interior
In office 6 December 2016 – 21 March 2017
President	François Hollande
Prime Minister	Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded by	Bernard Cazeneuve
Succeeded by	Matthias Fekl
Leader of the Socialist Group in the National Assembly
In office 21 June 2012 – 6 December 2016
Preceded by	Jean-Marc Ayrault
Succeeded by	Seybah Dagoma (Acting) Olivier Faure
Member of the National Assembly for Seine-Saint-Denis's 1st constituency
In office 12 June 1997 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Raoul Béteille
Succeeded by	Éric Coquerel
Mayor of Épinay-sur-Seine
In office 25 June 1995 – 18 March 2001
Preceded by	Gilbert Bonnemaison
Succeeded by	Hervé Chevreau
Personal details
Born	(1965-05-02) 2 May 1965 (age 58) Gennevilliers, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	Paris Nanterre University

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Le Roux was a member of the National Assembly of France where he represented the Seine-Saint-Denis department^[1] and was the leader of the Socialist, Ecologist & Republican Group. He led the Socialist Party in the National Assembly from 2012 until 2016.

In the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Le Roux endorsed François Hollande as the party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election.^[2]

On 6 December 2016, Le Roux was named Minister of the Interior in the government of Bernard Cazeneuve.^[3]

In 2015, news media reported that Le Roux was included in a Russian blacklist of prominent people from the European Union who are not allowed to enter the country.^[4][5]

Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Le Roux endorsed Manuel Valls as the party's candidate for the presidential election later that year.^[6]