Gabriel Attal’s government is finally complete this Thursday, February 8. Around thirty ministers have been appointed in total and a new change is planned in National Education. Who are the new ministers?
More than three weeks after the appointment of the prime ministers, Gabriel Attal’s government is finally complete this Thursday, February 8 and has 35 ministers. The negotiations were (too) long and were delayed by blockages in the discussions. The case of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra caused a lot of ink to flow in view of the controversies which followed one after the other around the Minister of Education, Sports and the Olympic Games, but it was decided to replace her. It is ultimately Nicole Belloubet, former Minister of Justice from 2017 to 2020, who takes over at Education, while Amélie Oudéa-Castéra retains the full Ministry of Sports. The other announcement that was expected was that concerning the Minister of Health, Frédéric Valletoux was appointed to be delegated minister under the supervision of Catherine Vautrin.
François Bayrou, once expected to join the government and more particularly the Ministry of Education, is not joining the executive. However, he had warned the day before of his absence from the government, due to lack of deep agreement on the policy to follow with the government. The boss of the MoDem, however, remains an ally of the majority and several elected officials from the MoDem are appointed within the executive.
Despite these latest appointments of delegate ministers and secretaries of state, the political balance changes little within the government. The right remains preponderant since the leading portfolios do not change ministers – Bruno Le Maire (Economy), Gérald Darmanin (Interior), Éric Dupond-Moretti (Justice) or even Sébastien Lecornu (Armies) – and the arrival of Nicole Belloubet, from the left, is not enough to reverse the trend. The same goes for parity, if it is respected, this government is criticized for not having many women appointed to head the most important ministries.
The composition of the government
The ministers
- Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty: Bruno Le Maire
- Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories: Gerald Darmanin
- Minister of Labor, Health and Solidarity: Catherine Vautrin
- Minister of National Education: Nicole Belloubet
- Minister of Culture : Rachida Dati
- Minister of the Armed Forces: Sébastien Lecornu
- Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice: Eric Dupond-Moretti
- Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs: Stéphane Séjourné
- Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion: Christophe Béchu
- Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty: Marc Fesneau
- Minister of Youth, Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games: Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
- Minister of Higher Education and Research: Sylvie Retailleau
The delegated ministers
- Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal, government spokesperson: Prisca Thevenot
- Minister Delegate responsible for Relations with Parliament: Marie Lebec
- Minister Delegate in charge of Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination: Aurore Bergé
- Minister Delegate in charge of Business, Tourism and Consumption: Olivia Gregoire
- Minister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts: Thomas Cazenave
- Minister Delegate in charge of Industry and Energy: Roland Lescure
- Minister Delegate for Overseas Territories: Marie Guévenoux
- Minister Delegate in charge of Local Authorities and Rural Affairs: Dominique Faure
- Minister Delegate in charge of Health: Frédéric Valletoux
- Minister Delegate in charge of Autonomy and People with Disabilities: Fadila Khattabi
- Minister Delegate in charge of Transformation and Public Service: Stanislas Guerini
- Minister Delegate for Children and Families: Sarah El Hairy
- Minister Delegate in charge of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty: Agnès Pannier-Runacher
- Minister Delegate in charge of Foreign Trade, Attractiveness, Francophonie and French people abroad: Frank Riester
- Minister Delegate for Transport: Patrice Vergriete
- Minister Delegate for Housing: Guillaume Kasbarian
- Minister Delegate for the Sea and Biodiversity: Hervé Berville
Secretaries of State
- Secretary of State for Digital: Marina Ferrari
- Secretary of State for the City, Citizenship and Integration: Sabrina Agresti-Roubache
- Secretary of State for Veterans and Memory: Patricia Mirallès
- Secretary of State for Europe and European Affairs: Chrysoula Zacharopoulou