After starting his career in the french ministry of defence and then at the ministry of foreign affairs, Arnaud Danjean was elected for 3 mandates (from 2009 to 2024) in the European Parliament , where he chaired the subcommittee on security & defence and was vice-chair of the European People’s Party (EPP), the largest parliamentary group. In 2024 he was special adviser to french Prime minister Michel Barnier
