GOVERNMENT. The Borne 2 government should be unveiled at the beginning of the week. Sunday July 3, Elisabeth Borne and Emmanuel Macron are still preparing the reshuffle. The latest information on potential future ministers.
The essential
- Elisabeth Borne and Emmanuel Macron still have to work on Sunday July 3 to prepare for the reshuffle. The Borne 2 government should be announced at the beginning of the week.
- Many new ministers will enter the government. In Health, it is Frédéric Valletoux, mayor of Fontainebleau and president of the French Hospital Federation (FHF) since 2011 who is approached for the position. More surprising rumors are heard. For example, Yannick Jadot is approached for the post of Minister of Ecology. The former Greens presidential candidate did not rule out this hypothesis in a recent interview.
- A number of ministers need to be replaced. Three ministers currently in office in the government of Elisabeth Borne will have to be replaced following their defeats in the legislative elections: Amélie de Montchalin, Minister for Ecological Transition and Cohesion, Brigitte Bourguignon, Minister of Health, and of Justine Benin, Secretary of State in charge of the Sea. Another minister will leave her post. This is Yaël Braun-Pivet, Minister for Overseas Territories, who has been appointed President of the National Assembly. The case of Damien Abad, Minister of Solidarity, is under discussion. An investigation has been opened by the courts. The former LR deputy could be dismissed.
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11:33 – Fédéric Valletoux, favorite for the post of Minister of Health in the Borne 2 government?
According to information from Le Monde, the political figure approached for the post of Minister of Health is not Jean Rottner, as announced by several media, but rather Frédéric Valletoux, mayor of Fontainebleau and president of the Fédération hospitalière de France (FHF) since 2011. He is also a deputy for Seine-et-Marne under the Horizons banner, the party of Édouard Philippe. According to a Macronist official, Frédéric Valletoux would be “clearly” the favorite for the post of Minister of Health. Whether it is him, or another, it will take a new resident rue de Ségur, after the defeat of Brigitte Bourguignon in the legislative elections.
11:02 – “We will not make a majority with the RN or LFI”, assures Sylvain Maillard
The Renaissance deputy (ex-LREM) Sylvain Maillard was the guest of franceinfo, Sunday July 3, 2022. He ruled out the idea of seeing members of La France insoumise and the National Rally enter the government: “It’s a line clear: we will not make a majority with the RN or LFI. The deputy explained that the goal of the majority is not to institutionalize these two parties.
10:20 – Profiles of diplomats for the Borne 2 government?
According to information from franceinfo, the ministers who will enter the government will have to be seasoned in the mysteries of parliament. Indeed, the discussions with the parliament will be essential, given the loss of the absolute majority by Emmanuel Macron during the last legislative elections. In addition, the neo-incoming ministers will have to be aces of compromise. They must therefore be skilled negotiators.
The Borne 2 government could be put in place between July 4 and 5 according to the spokesperson’s indications Olivia Grégoire on LCI on July 1, at the start of next week, just before Élisabeth Borne goes to Parliament to deliver her general policy speech. A reshuffle on Monday or next Tuesday would also make it possible to have a new complete and official list of ministers before the Council of Ministers scheduled for the morning of July 6. The dates announced have not been confirmed by the Elysee nor by Matignon, Emmanuel Macron and Élisabeth Borne still refining the face of the future government.
First clue on the Borne 2 government: it should see its workforce swell in comparison to the previous one, all the secretaries of State having not yet been allocated before the legislative elections. The first Borne government had 17 ministers, 6 deputy ministers and four secretaries of state. We should count a few more members in the new list. Another element advocating for a more provided government: Emmanuel Macron and Elisabeth Borne should seek to form an enlarged government or even openness, the search for an alliance having been evident since the legislative results. If no opposition party has explicitly agreed to work with the executive, some ministers of remote sensibility could still be appointed.
But beware: several media including France Info indicate that Elisabeth Borne is above all looking for “specialists”, both connoisseurs of their sector and “political ends”. Profiles accustomed to parliamentary mysteries and able to negotiate with opposition to find compromises. There should therefore be no “flattering poaching” or “glitter” appointments, Matignon rather seeking elected officials and in particular “macron-compatible” deputies.
Among the names that could slip into the list of ministers of this new government, that of the president of the Grand Est region Jean Rottner is regularly cited for the Ministry of Health. The LREM deputy from Yvelines Karl Olive could also enter the government, like the president of Greater Reims Catherine Vautrin, the deputy from Hauts-de-Seine Philippe Juvin, or even the former socialist minister Arnaud Montebourg according to rumors.
It remains to be seen who in the first Borne government will remain in place. Out of 15 members of the government who presented themselves for the legislative elections, 12 won a seat as a deputy, including Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne herself, elected in Calvados. Their victory in the legislative elections gives them a legitimacy which should rather confirm them in their current position, even if nothing is guaranteed.
On the other hand, three current ministers will be absent from the next Borne government, because they were defeated in the June legislative elections: Brigitte Bourguignon, Minister of Health, Justine Benin, Secretary of State for the Sea and Amélie de Montchalin, Minister of Ecological Transition and cohesion. By replacing the latter, the executive will have to choose who will become the sixth head of government.
The government should also do without the Minister of Overseas, Yaël Braun-Pivet. The Minister was re-elected as a Member of Parliament and was re-elected President of the National Assembly. The post of Overseas Minister is therefore vacant. These are therefore four ministers who are preparing to leave the government, which is moreover four women, a detail that will certainly be taken into account when composing the next government to respect or approach parity. Other departures and replacements could be announced when the government is appointed, but for the time being it is impossible to predict which ones. Keeping Damien Abad in government, who is now being investigated on charges of attempted rape, seems “extremely difficult”.
The Borne government was appointed on May 20, 2022, four weeks after Emmanuel Macron’s re-election as president and only a month before the legislative elections, the results of which often augur changes in the composition of the government. The legislative election has since passed and if changes will indeed take place, such as the replacement of the Minister for Ecological Transition, the Minister of Health and the Secretary of State for the Sea, for the time being none have been formalized. Find the complete list of ministers appointed to the Borne 1 government.
- Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty: Bruno Le Maire
- Minister of the Interior: Gérald Darmanin
- Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs: Catherine Colonna
- Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice: Eric Dupond-Moretti
- Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion: Amélie de Montchalin
- Minister of National Education and Youth: Pap Ndiaye
- Minister of the Armed Forces: Sébastien Lecornu
- Minister of Health: Brigitte Bourguignon
- Minister of Labour, Full Employment and Integration: Olivier Dussopt
- Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities: Damien Abad
- Minister of Higher Education and Research: Sylvie Retailleau
- Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty: Marc Fesneau
- Minister of Transformation and Public Service: Stanislas Guerini
- Overseas Minister: Yaël Braun-Pivet
- Minister of Culture: Rima Abdul Malak
- Minister for Energy Transition: Agnès Pannier-Runacher
- Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games: Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
The list of delegate ministers:
- Minister in charge of Relations with Parliament and Democratic Life: Olivier Véran
- Minister responsible for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities: Isabelle Rome
- Minister of Public Accounts: Gabriel Attal
- Minister in charge of Local Authorities: Christophe Béchu
- Minister in charge of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness: Franck Riester
- Minister in charge of Europe: Clément Beaune
List of Secretaries of State:
- Secretary of State, Government Spokesperson: Olivia Grégoire
- Secretary of State, in charge of Children: Charlotte Caubel
- Secretary of State, in charge of Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships: Chrysoula Zacharopoulou
- Secretary of State, in charge of the Sea: Justine Benin