Édouard Philippe, the son of French teachers, was born in [[Rouen]] in 1970 and grew up in a left-wing household. He obtained his [[baccalauréat]] in [[Bonn]], and after a year in [[hypokhâgne]], he studied at [[Sciences Po]] for three years and graduated in 1992, and later studied at the [[École nationale d'administration]] from 1995 to 1997 (promoted bythe "[[Marc Bloch]] cohort"). In his years at Sciences Po, he was influenced by and supported [[Michel Rocard]], identifying with the Rocardian and social democratic wings of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]]. His brief flirtation with the Socialists ended after Rocard was toppled from the leadership of the Socialist Party, however. After leaving the ENA in 1997, he went on to work at the [[Conseil d'État (France)|Council of State]],<ref name="LePoint">{{cite news|author1=Valérie Peiffer|author2=Pierre Simon|author3=Pascal Mateo|title=Edouard Philippe de A à Z|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/villes/edouard-philippe-de-a-a-z-16-12-2010-1278918_27.php|newspaper=Le Point|date=16 December 2010|accessdate=15 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="LExpress">{{cite news|author=Jules Pecnard|title=Trois choses à savoir sur Edouard Philippe, le potentiel futur Premier ministre|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/trois-choses-a-savoir-sur-edouard-philippe-le-potentiel-futur-premier-ministre_1906832.html|newspaper=L'Express|date=10 May 2017|accessdate=15 May 2017}}</ref> specializing in public procurement law.<ref name="BFMTV">{{cite news|author=Justine Chevalier|title=Qui est Edouard Philippe, juppéiste pressenti pour être Premier ministre?|url=http://www.bfmtv.com/politique/qui-est-edouard-philippe-juppeiste-pressenti-pour-etre-premier-ministre-1161712.html|publisher=BFM TV|date=11 May 2017|accessdate=14 May 2017}}</ref>
