The youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic, Gabriel Attal holds his government cast. The Elysée unveiled, this Thursday, January 11, part of the new team: 11 full-time ministers, compared to 16 for the former government of Elisabeth Borne. Discover the list of new ministers:
Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty : Bruno Le Maire
He is the only permanent member of Emmanuel Macron’s successive governments since his election in 2017. After almost seven years at Bercy, Bruno Le Maire once again remains Minister of Economy and Finance in the new government of Gabriel Attal.
Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories : Gérald Darmanin
For several years, the changes have followed one another and have also been similar for Gérald Darmanin. The powerful Minister of the Interior, already traveling to a police station with the new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal this Wednesday in Ermont-Eaubonne, retains a portfolio which still includes Overseas Territories.
The new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, on the right, and the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, on the left, at the Ermont police station, in Val-d’Oise, January 10, 2024
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Minister of Labor, Health and Solidarity : Catherine Vautrin
Very close to becoming Prime Minister at the very beginning of Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term, former Sarkozy minister Catherine Vautrin is this time returning to the government for good. It benefits from an XXL portfolio, between Work, Health and Solidarity.
Minister of National Education, Youth, Sports and the Olympic Games and Paralympics : Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
It was one of the main projects of this reshuffle. With the departure of Gabriel Attal for Matignon after only 5 months and 20 days at rue de Grenelle, it was necessary to find a replacement to carry out the civic “rearmament” desired by Emmanuel Macron. And it is ultimately Amélie Oudéa-Castéra who will benefit from a very expanded portfolio: in addition to National Education, the senior civil servant also keeps the question of sports in her portfolio, in the run-up to the Paris Olympics.
Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty : Marc Fesneau
Minister of Culture : Rachida Dati
This is one of the major surprises of this reshuffle. Rachida Dati, former Minister of Justice under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy (2007-2009) and leader of the opposition Les Républicains at Paris town hall, joins the government of Gabriel Attal, at the Ministry of Culture. As a result, she was immediately excluded from LR by its president Eric Ciotti.
The mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris Rachida Dati, in Paris on January 22, 2022
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Minister of the Armed Forces : Sébastien Lecornu
Once announced among the favorites to succeed Elisabeth Borne as Prime Minister for her ability to negotiate with the LR, her former political family, Sébastien Lecornu retains his position in the Armed Forces.
Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals : Eric Dupond-Moretti
Released by the Court of Justice of the Republic last November after accusations of illegal taking of interests, Eric Dupond-Moretti keeps his position as Keeper of the Seals, which he has held since July 2020.
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs : Stéphane Séjourné
This was the only sovereign ministry to experience a change during this reshuffle. Stéphane Séjourné, boss of the Renaissance presidential party since 2022 and leader of the centrist Renew group in the European Parliament, is coming to take Catherine Colonna’s place at the Quai d’Orsay in a particularly tense geopolitical context. Like his Prime Minister, he will become the youngest Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Fifth Republic.
Renaissance Secretary General Stéphane Séjourné arrives for a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, November 17, 2023
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Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion: Christophe Béchu
Minister of Higher Education and Research: Sylvie Retailleau
Minister delegate in charge of democratic renewal and government spokesperson: Prisca Thévenot
A very media role for Prisca Thévenot. Spokesperson for La République en Marche (ex-Renaissance) since 2020 and who joined the government last July as Secretary of State for Youth and Universal National Service (SNU), she will be the new government spokesperson . Considered rather close to Gabriel Attal, she replaces Olivier Véran, who therefore leaves the government.
Minister for Gender Equality and the fight against discrimination: Aurore Bergé
Minister responsible for relations with Parliament: Marie Lebec