Emmanuel Macron has appointed the Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne, as Prime Minister to replace Jean Castex, the Elysée announced, Monday, May 16. It will be necessary to be patient to know the team with which it will work: the nominations are not expected for several days. Follow our live.
A historic appointment. She is only the second woman to occupy this position, out of the twenty former tenants of Matignon since the beginning of the Fifth Republic. The only precedent is that of Edith Cresson, whose short eleven-month career as Prime Minister ended in a painful resignation in 1992. The interested party dedicated her appointment “to all the little girls”.
Two priority projects. The new Prime Minister quoted the “international situation” and the “climate and ecological challenge” like his priorities, during his speech on taking office at Matignon, in the presence of Jean Castex.
She maintains her candidacy for the legislative elections. Despite her appointment as head of government, Elisabeth Borne will maintain her candidacy in the 6th constituency of Calvados for the legislative elections, franceinfo learned on Monday.
A “techno” journey. This 61-year-old polytechnician was prefect of the Poitou-Charentes region from 2013 to 2014 and director of cabinet to Ségolène Royal at the Ministry of Ecology under François Hollande the following year. She was then mMinister of Transport, Ecological Transition and Labor in the governments of Edouard Philippe and Jean Castex between 2017 and 2022.