Dominique Faure is promoted to Minister of Territorial Communities after the resignation of Caroline Cayeux, this Monday, November 28, 2022. Politics retains its previous portfolio, that of Rurality. Who is she ?
From Rurality to Local Authorities, Dominique Faure’s political and governmental career follows a logical path. This Monday, November 28, 2022, the politician climbs a new level by becoming Minister of Territorial Communities after the resignation of Caroline Cayeux. Appointed Secretary of State in charge of Rurality within the Borne II government since July 2022, the political member of the Radical Party and La République en Marche remains responsible for the portfolio despite her new functions, said the press release from the presidency. With an unblemished path both politically and in her private career, Dominique Faure has rarely been talked about so much.
Entering politics in 2012, under the label of the Radical Party, Dominique Faure won the support of voters in 2014 by becoming mayor of Saint-Orens, a town near Toulouse, and vice-president of Toulouse Métropole. Driven by national ambitions, she tried her hand in the legislative elections in 2012 and 2017 in the 10th constituency of Haute-Garonne before being elected in 2022 under the label of the Republic in March. The national ascent continues in July 2022 when the Borne government announces the second term of Emmanuel Macron. At 63, Dominique Faure has pretty lines on her CV with stints at Motorola, Cegetel, SFR, Altedia and even Veolia, most often in director positions.
Who is Dominique Faure?
Born in Carcassonne in 1959, Dominique Faure grew up mainly in Morocco before returning to France at the age of 17 to begin a sports career as a high-level tennis player. At the same time, she is studying engineering at theNational Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) in Lyon and training at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris. His diplomas opened the doors to large groups such as IBM or SFR and then allowed him to open a human resources consulting firm. The elected official resumed her expertise activities in 2019 after a break devoted to her political ambitions. Since July 2022, Dominique Faute has been busy with her ministerial and parliamentary missions. Discreet since the start of her government mandates, the MP defended the government’s position before the National Assembly on November 24, 2022 during the debate on the LFI bill aimed at banning bullfighting in France. Originally from the southwest, Dominique Faure has positioned herself in favor of maintaining the current rules of bullfighting.