Philippe Tabarot
Philippe Tabarot (
French pronunciation: [filip tabaʁo]; born 25 November 1970) is a French politician who has served as Minister for Transport in the government of Prime Minister François Bayrou since 2024. A member of The Republicans (LR), he was a Senator for Alpes-Maritimes from 2020 to 2025.Political career
Tabarot previously served as vice president of the Departmental Council of Alpes-Maritimes, as vice president of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and as a member of the municipal council of Cannes. He was a candidate for mayor of Cannes in the 2014 municipal elections, finishing second to David Lisnard.
In 2023, Tabarot was appointed secretary for transport in the shadow cabinet of Éric Ciotti.
In early 2025, France’s national financial prosecutor PNF opened a preliminary probe into Tabarot over suspicions of misappropriation of public funds between 2018 and 2020.
Personal life
Tabarot is the brother of Michèle Tabarot.