After an initial appointment followed by a brief resignation, Sébastien Lecornu takes over the reins of Matignon as Prime ministerThe Élysée Palace formalized the composition of its new government on Sunday, October 12, with 34 ministers. A look back at an eventful political week and a focus on the new Minister of Overseas Territories, Naïma Moutchou.
The October 5, Sébastien Lecornu announced his first government before giving up a few hours later, due to the lack of a solid majority. A week of negotiations later, the President of the Republic reappointed him to his post., saluting “a man of dialogue and determination”.
The composition of the Lecornu II government
Laurent NUÑEZ, Minister of the Interior
Catherine VAUTRIN, Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs
Jean-Pierre FARANDOU, Minister of Labor and Solidarity
Monique BARBUT, Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature
Gérald DARMANIN, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice
Roland LESCURE, Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty
Serge PAPIN, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Trade, Crafts and Tourism and Purchasing Power
Annie GENEVARD, Minister of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Sovereignty
Édouard GEFFRAY, Minister of National Education
Jean-Noël BARROT, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Rachida DATI, Minister of Culture
Stephanie RIST, Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and People with Disabilities
Naima MOUTCHOU, Minister of Overseas Territories
Françoise GATEL, Minister of Regional Planning and Decentralization
Amélie de MONTCHALIN, Minister of Action and Public Accounts
Philippe BAPTISTE, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Space
Marina FERRARI, Minister of Sports, Youth and Community Life
Philippe TABAROT, Minister of Transport
Vincent JEANBRUN, Minister of Urban Affairs and Housing
The delegate ministers
To the Prime Minister:
Laurent PANIFOUS, in charge of Relations with Parliament
Maud BRÉGEON, Government spokesperson
Aurore BERGÉ, responsible for Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination
To the Minister of the Interior:
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE
To the Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs:
Alice RUFO
To the Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature:
Catherine CHABAUD, in charge of the Sea and Fisheries
Mathieu LEFEVRE, responsible for the Ecological Transition
To the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty;
Sébastien MARTIN, in charge of Industry
Anne Le HENANFF, in charge of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology
To the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs:
Benjamin HADDAD, responsible for Europe
Nicolas FORISSIER, responsible for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness
Eléonore CAROIT, responsible for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French people abroad
To the Minister of Health, Families, Independence and Persons with Disabilities:
Charlotte PARMENTIER-LECOCQ, in charge of Autonomy and People with Disabilities
To the Minister of Regional Planning and Decentralization:
Michel FOURNIER, in charge of Rurality
To the Minister of Action and Public Accounts:
David AMIEL, responsible for the Civil Service and State Reform.
Focus: Naïma Moutchou, a new voice for the overseas territories
At 44 years, Naima Moutchou takes over as head of the Ministry of Overseas Territories, succeeding Manuel Valls. Member of the parts horizons, a lawyer by training and former Vice-President of the National Assembly, it embodies the renewal desired by the Lecornu government.
Born in Ermont (Val-d'Oise) and from a meritocratic background, she has began her career as a lawyer specializing in press law before establishing herself in the National Assembly in 2017. After joining Horizons, she became a rising figure in the movementÉdouard PhilippeHer appointment to the Overseas Territories comes in a sensitive context where she will have to consolidate dialogue with local elected officials, a project that she approaches with "listening and rigor." _Vx
See also: https://www.faxinfo.fr/visite-ministerielle-manuel-valls-nous-ne-lacherons-pas-saint-martin/
Source: Faxinfo https://faxinfo.fr/en/sebastien-lecornu-a-nouveau-a-matignon-la-composition-du-nouveau-gouvernement-devoilee/
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