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Barnier Government: Bruno Retailleau, a conservative at the Ministry of the Interior
The new Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, succeeds Gérald Darmanin. He is a figure of the conservative right. His political history and his positions have already led to tensions within the group of Macronist deputies.
(France 2)
The new Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, succeeds Gérald Darmanin. He is a figure of the conservative right. His political history and his positions have already led to tensions within the group of Macronist deputies. Portrait.
A fervent opponent of Emmanuel Macron, Bruno Retailleau certainly did not imagine obtaining a ministry during his mandate. However, he inherits a key position, the Ministry of the Interior. At 63, his new functions are an achievement for this figure of the Right, leader of the senators Les Républicains (LR).
Philippe de Villiers’ right-hand man in Vendée, he gradually rose through the ranks: general councilor then deputy. He ended up freeing himself from his mentor to get closer to François Fillon. In 2017, he led the campaign of François Fillon, then a presidential candidate. Described as a representative of the conservative right, he opposed marriage for all and the inclusion of abortion in the Constitution. In the Senate, he has always been in favor of a hard line on security and immigration. Now Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau will be confronted for the first time with the exercise of power in an unprecedented political situation.