Clément Beaune has been Minister of State for European Affairs of France since 2020. Prior to that, from 2017 to 2020, he was a special adviser within the diplomatic unit of the Presidency of the
Republic of France. Previously he served as deputy CEO of Groupe ADP (2016-2017) and European, international and budgetary affairs adviser to the Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector (2014- 2016). From 2013 to 2014, Clément Beaune was a technical adviser on the budget to the Prime Minister.