a conflict of interest in the government after the appointment of Aurélien Rousseau?

Is there a conflict of interest after the appointment of Aurélien Rousseau, the new Minister of Health? His wife, Marguerite Cazeneuve, is the Deputy Director of Social Security. The government spokesman stepped up. “There is no conflict or connection, since we are talking about the public here. The wife of the Minister of Health works in the public sector”declared Olivier Véran, recalling the existence of a “high authority for the transparency of public life”who set up “recommendations in this type of situation”.

Most of the files managed by Health Insurance “directly or indirectly controlled by the State”?

The government claims to have therefore anticipated the question. Aurélien Rousseau could be led to free himself from the files that his wife deals with. However, the hierarchical relationship will remain close, while she will have to defend her institution.

“Can we, as the Minister suggested, deport a few files, to manage these links of interest? No, almost impossible. (…) Most of the files managed by Health Insurance are directly or indirectly controlled by the State”, believes Frédéric Bizard, economist and health specialist. For the Anticor association, which watches over potential conflicts of interest, the mission of the new minister must be carefully framed.