Philippe Roux

Mr. Roux started his career in the French Social sector in 1985. During the same time, he studied social sciences, European law and Public Health. He worked with DG V (Employment and Social Affairs) from 1990 to 1998 in support of the development of the EU initiatives related to drug prevention. In September 1998, he joined the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction where he contributed to the development of the framework and tools for the evaluation of the EU action plans on drugs and was from 2002 deputy Head of Unit in the “Interventions, law and policy” Unit of the Agency. He joined SANTE Health Determinants Unit in 2005 to work with the Nutrition and Physical Activity team with responsibilities in the coordination of the Diet, Physical Activity and Health European Platform. In July 2013, he became Head of the Health Determinants Unit, since March 2016 Head of the Unit ‘Country Knowledge and Scientific Committees’, Head of Unit ‘Health Information and Integration in all policies’ in October 2020 and Head of Unit ‘Cancer, Health in all Policies’ since October 2022 with the mission to formulate policies and overall organisation of activities with the aim of achieving the objectives of the Europe’s beating cancer plan and to ensure the overall EU Health policy objectives taken on board in the EU policies. Acting Director ‘Public Health, Cancer and Health Security’ since 1/09/2023.