The government of Elisabeth Borne will know some changes after the legislative elections and the defeat of three ministers. The list of ministers must therefore evolve but above all be completed in the coming days.
[Mis à jour le 20 juin 2022 à 13h20] Appointed just a month ago, Elisabeth Borne’s first government should see some changes after the legislative elections of this June 19. Of the 15 ministers who entered the race, three did not succeed in their bet and must give up their ministerial function: Amélie de Montchalin, Brigitte Bourguignon and Justine Benin. At a minimum, the government will see these three replacements modify its organization chart, but the changes could be more significant because the legislative elections have imposed a new balance of power in which La République en Marche is losing momentum and where finding allies becomes a necessity. Member of the presidential majority, the bosses of MoDem and Horizons, François Bayrou and Edouard Philippe, would like to weigh more heavily in the majority, will their wishes be granted with the appointment of some of their elected officials? Will centre-left or right-wing forces be called upon to form the new ministerial team and reconcile LREM with voters of these political shades? The possibilities are multiple and still no information has leaked in the aftermath of the legislative elections on the Borne II government. Although the continuation of Elisabeth Borne as Prime Minister has yet to be confirmed.
This new period of suspense for the government will begin shortly as soon as Elisabeth Borne has submitted her “courtesy resignation” to Emmanuelle Macron. A usual practice which does not presage his replacement, on the contrary the most solid hypotheses rely on the renewal of the Prime Minister. While waiting for changes, find the composition of the Borne government appointed on May 20, 2022.
The list of ministers:
- 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 of National Education and Youth: Pap Ndiaye
- Minister of the Armed Forces: Sébastien Lecornu
- 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
Two ministers are forced to leave their post after their defeat in the legislative elections: the Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Amélie de Montchalin and the Minister for Health and Prevention, Brigitte Bourguignon. The two politicians have yet to submit their resignation to the Head of State but will perform their duties until the handover ceremony with their successor. The date of the appointment of the new ministers is not yet known.
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
The Secretary of State in charge of the Sea, Justine Benin, must also give up her government function after her defeat in the legislative elections. His replacement will be named when the new government is announced. At the same time, the exhaustive list of Secretaries of State will be completed.
The formula is used extensively and mostly searched on the web in such a political sequence. However, “Macron Government” is not quite accurate to designate all the ministers responsible for implementing the policy of the President of the Republic. It is even false from a constitutional point of view. Because Article 8 clearly establishes that it is up to the Prime Minister to form a government and to propose it to the Head of State, who then appoints the ministers. Moreover, in the press release from the Elysée formalizing the appointment of Elisabeth Borne, it was clearly indicated that Emmanuel Macron had instructed the new tenant of Matignon “to form a Government”, while it was Alexis Kohler who listed the list of ministers on the steps of the Elysee Palace this Friday.
In fact, the Matignon tenant’s room for maneuver is very limited. “To propose is formal. Everything is done before, at the Élysée. The President may have consulted the Prime Minister. But it is the President who has the decision. There is no margin, because the President appoints and dismisses the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister can have ideas but, at the end of the day, it is the President who decides”, explained to Linternaute Roger Karoutchi, first vice-president of the Senate and former secretary of State responsible for Relations with Parliament at the start of Nicolas Sarkozy’s five-year term. Joining the terms “government” and “Macron” is therefore improper with regard to the texts but represents more the reality behind the political scenes. However, it is now appropriate to speak of a “Born government”.