This Tuesday, January 9, at midday, Emmanuel Macron finally made his decision. Gabriel Attal will indeed be the next Prime Minister, replacing Elisabeth Borne at Matignon, making him the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic, at only 34 years old.
Coming from the Socialist Party and the Strauss-Kahnian tendency, the man who was elected deputy for Hauts-de-Seine in 2017 at only 28 years old has continued to climb the ranks of Macronie. Spokesperson for the presidential party, then Secretary of State to the Minister of National Education, he then became government spokesperson, Minister of Public Accounts, before becoming Minister of National Education in the summer of 2023 .
Six months later, Gabriel Attal already left rue de Grenelle to join the Hôtel de Matignon. This loyalist of the President is supposed to embody a new lease of life for Emmanuel Macron’s five-year term. And if the teaching unions are already gnashing their teeth against the one who had promised all-out reforms only a few weeks ago, Attal’s destiny seemed already mapped out: L’Express returns in four stories on the meteoric rise of the new Prime Minister.
1 – Education: Gabriel Attal’s past struggles
His appointment to National Education in the summer of 2023 was a strong sign of confidence from Emmanuel Macron. A place of choice that Gabriel Attal has worked to build since his election as a deputy to the National Assembly in 2017.
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2 – Gabriel Attal, the man who whispers in the ear of the right
Gabriel Attal will have no choice: to govern with his relative majority, he will have to deal with the right and the Republicans. A quality that he, despite coming from the Socialist Party, has worked to develop in recent months.
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3 – Darmanin, Philippe, Attal… How Macron plays against each other
Over the years, Gabriel Attal has established himself as one of the heavyweights of the majority, competing with other tenors like Gérald Darmanin, Bruno le Maire or Edouard Philippe. His appointment to Matignon could well accelerate the race for 2027, already well anchored in people’s minds.
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4 – Gabriel Attal, the intriguing Minister of Education: his networks, his personality, his ambitions
When he was appointed to rue de Grenelle in the summer of 2023, all eyes were immediately turned to him. Gabriel Attal finally had a key ministerial portfolio, and confirmed his irresistible rise in the Macronie. Enough to draw even more attention to this young minister full of ambitions, on the front page of L’Express on December 7.
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