Following the fall of the previous administration, French President Emmanuel Macron announces a new Cabinet
Paris: After the previous Cabinet collapsed, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a new administration on Monday.
A story by The New York Times claims that the current French government’s center-right stance is similar to that of the last one, which was overthrown by the far right and left in Parliament and lasted less than three months.
The fourth administration of France was created by Francois Bayrou, the recently appointed prime minister. On Monday, PM Bayrou’s list of new ministers for France was made public.
There are 35 ministers in the new government. They include — Elisabeth Borne, Minister of State, Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research; Manuel Valls, Minister of State, Minister for Overseas Territories; Gerald Darmanin, Minister of State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice; Bruno Retailleau, Minister of State, Minister of the Interior; Catherine Vaytrin,, Minister of Labour, Health, Solidarity and Families; Eric Lombard, Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty; Sebastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces; Ms. Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture; Francois Rebsamen, Minister of Regional Planning and Decentralization; Jean-Noel Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs; Agnes Pannier-Runacher, Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, the Sea and Fisheries; Annie Genevard, Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty; Laurent Marcangeli, Minister of Public Action, Civil Service and Simplification; Marie Barsacq, Minister of Sports, Youth and Community Life; Patrick Mignola, Minister Delegate for Relations with Parliament; Aurore Berge, Minister Delegate for Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination.
The cabinet also includes Sophie Primas, Minister Delegate, Government Spokesperson; Philippe Baptiste, Minister responsible for higher education and research; Franccois-Noel Buffet, Minister of Interior; Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, Minister responsible for labor and employment; Yannick Neuder, Minister responsible for health and access to care; Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq, Minister Delegate for Autonomy and Disability; Amelie de Montchalin, Minister responsible for public accounts; Marc Ferracci, Minister responsible for industry and energy; Veronique Louwagie, Minister Delegate for Trade, Crafts, Small and Medium Enterprises and the Social and Solidarity Economy; Clara Chappaz, Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology; Nathalie Delattre, Minister Delegate for Tourism; Patricia Miralles, Minister Delegate for Remembrance and Veterans; Valerie Letard, Minister responsible for housing; Philippe Tabarot, Minister responsible for transport; Francoise Gatel, Minister Delegate for Rural Affairs; Juliette Meadel, Minister Delegate for the City; Benjamin Haddad, Minister Delegate for Europe; Laurent Saint-Martin, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and French Nationals Abroad; and Thani Mohamed Soilihi, Minister Delegate responsible for Francophonie and international partnerships.
On January 3, President Macron will convene the whole government for a Council of Ministers meeting.