Minister Delegate for Agriculture, Agnès Pannier-Runacher (EPR) would be the strongest option to take charge of the Ministry of Ecology in the new Barnier government.
Michel Barnier’s government, apparently already well advanced, would be subject to “final adjustments” this Friday between Matignon and the Elysée. The Prime Minister’s services have however announced that the appointment of ministers is not planned for today according to information from Franceinfo“The goal is still an announcement tomorrow,” Saturday, September 21, Matignon told BFMTV. This is the date on which the new Minister of Ecology should be known.
A list of ministers was revealed in the media on Thursday evening. The Barnier government would have 38 ministers, including 16 full-time ministers, among whom the ministers from the presidential camp would be more numerous: 7 Macronists, 2 Democrats, 1 Horizonist and 1 UDI centrist. There would also have to be 3 full-time LR ministers, but 8 or 9 in total. What about the Minister of Ecology?
Agnès Pannier-Runacher promoted to full minister?
Christophe Béchu, current Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, should not be reappointed. And according to information from Parisianit is Agnès Pannier-Runacher, current Minister Delegate for Agriculture who would be expected at Ecology, to replace him. A rumor also seen in the columns of the AFP which cites sources close to the negotiations, as well as RMCThe latter would therefore be one of the seven potential Macronists, from Ensemble pour la République (EPR) to join the Barnier government.
A loyal follower of Emmanuel Macron
After starting out in finance and public assistance, this graduate of the ENA worked in public service administration, notably as an administrator of the SAMU social de Paris. In 2006, she became deputy director of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and was responsible for shareholder monitoring of subsidiaries and strategic holdings. She joined the private sector in 2001 with a position of responsibility at the automotive equipment manufacturer Faurecia Interior Systems. This was followed by numerous senior management positions in companies, with the chairmanship of the audit committee of the Bourbon group from 2010 to 2018 and the committee of the Elis group.
Between a position at Ashora France and the Grameem Foundation of Crédit Agricole, she made her debut in politics. Not very politicized at the time, as she herself had confessed, she joined En Marche directly in 2016, thus being among the first supporters of Emmanuel Macron. She became the party’s referent for the 16th arrondissement of Paris and was part of the nomination committee for candidates in the legislative elections. Her commitment then earned her access to the high political sphere. She ended her mandates when she became Secretary of State to Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy and Finance under the Philippe II government, from October 2018 to July 2020. Then, during the ministerial reshuffle of July 2020, she landed in the position of Minister Delegate for Industry, a position she held until the end. In 2022, she was appointed Minister of Energy Transition and then Minister Delegate to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty on February 8, 2024.