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For ten years, successively with François Hollande then with Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Yves le Drian has been Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs. Not renewed in the Borne government, he was replaced by Catherine Colonna.
It is a very noticeable departure. Jean-Yves Le Drian gives up his place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Catherine Colonna. “The menhir”, nickname given to the former minister, therefore left his post after ten years of good and loyal service in ministries where it is necessary to know how to manage international and diplomatic crises. It was he who was on the front line during the intervention in Mali. Currently, he was in charge of managing the War in Ukraine. He had raised his voice after the submarine crisis with Australia.
Spokesperson for the Élysée for nine years, she worked as a diplomat before entering politics. After many years with Jacques Chirac, she was appointed Minister for European Affairs before later becoming Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom, a post she held before her appointment at the Quai d’Orsay.
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