Catherine Colonna

Catherine Colonna
Colonna in 2023
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
In office 20 May 2022 – 11 January 2024
Prime Minister	Élisabeth Borne
Preceded by	Jean-Yves Le Drian
Succeeded by	Stéphane Séjourné
Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom
In office 2 September 2019 – 20 May 2022
President	Emmanuel Macron
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Jouyet
Succeeded by	Hélène Tréheux-Duchêne
Permanent Representative of France to OECD
In office 4 October 2017 – 2 September 2019
President	Emmanuel Macron
Preceded by	Pierre Duquesne
Succeeded by	Jean-Pierre Jouyet
Ambassador of France to Italy
In office 1 September 2014 – 21 September 2017
President	François Hollande Emmanuel Macron
Preceded by	Alain Le Roy
Succeeded by	Christian Masset
Permanent Representative of France to UNESCO
In office 26 March 2008 – 22 December 2010
President	Nicolas Sarkozy
Preceded by	Joëlle Bourgois
Succeeded by	Rama Yade
Minister for European Affairs
In office 2 June 2005 – 15 May 2007
Prime Minister	Dominique de Villepin
Preceded by	Claudie Haigneré
Succeeded by	Jean-Pierre Jouyet
Personal details
Born	(1956-04-16) 16 April 1956 (age 68) Tours, France
Alma mater	University of Tours Sciences Po ENA

Catherine Colonna (French: [katʁin kɔlɔna]; born 16 April 1956) is a French diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from May 2022 to January 2024.

Colonna previously served as Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom (2019–2022), Ambassador of France to Italy (2014–2017), Permanent Representative to OECD (2017–2019) and Permanent Representative to UNESCO (2008–2010).