Ministers maintained, others who change positions. The team that constitutes the new government of Elisabeth Borne was unveiled on Monday, July 4, by a press release from the Elysée. After several days of negotiations in a very delicate post-legislative context for the presidential majority, the list of new ministers ultimately holds few surprises. No big entries on the right or on the left or media personalities from civil society. Here is the composition of the Borne II government, which includes 42 names (Prime Minister, Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Secretaries of State), with a respected parity.
Those who remain in their post
He announced it himself on Francid Inter. “That’s not a scoop”smiled Bruno the Mayor. The Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty is confirmed in his post. Another heavyweight of the government also came from the right and also maintained: Gerald Darmanin. The Minister of the Interior even sees his perimeter widened since he is now in charge of the overseas territories.
The Minister of National Education, Pap Ndiayeis also strengthened, as is Eric Dupond Moretti to justice, Sebastien Lecornu to the defense, Marc Fesneau to Agriculture, Catherine Colonna to Europe and Foreign Affairs, Olivier Dussopt at work, Sylvie Retailleau to higher education and research, Stanislas Guerini to Transformation and the Public Service, Rima Abdul-Malak to Culture, Agnes Pannier-Runacher to the Energy Transition, Amelie Oudea-CasteraSports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The following are also confirmed as Deputy Ministers or Secretaries of State: Gabriel Attal to the Public Accounts, Isabel Rome equality between women and men and Charlotte Caubel in Childhood. As for Chrysoula ZacharopoulouSecretary of State in charge of Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships under investigation after the filing of two complaints for rape, she is also maintained in her post.
Those who change portfolio
They were already ministers in the previous Borne team. They remain so but change positions. The Minister for Relations with Parliament, Olivier Veran, replaces Olivia Grégoire as government spokesperson, responsible for Democratic Renewal. The former Minister of Health under the previous five-year term is known to the general public for his involvement in the Covid crisis. Olivia Gregoire is for his part appointed Minister Delegate for SMEs, Trade, Crafts and Tourism. This is Frank Riester, president of Agir, who will take over the sensitive and strategic function of Minister for Relations with Parliament. Its beginnings will necessarily be scrutinized in a context of relative majority in the National Assembly.
Clement Beauneformer Minister Delegate in charge of Europe, who notably took care of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, is leaving Foreign Affairs to become Minister Delegate in charge of Transport. Christophe BechuMinister Delegate in charge of Local Authorities and close to Edouard Philippe, was promoted to Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion.
Those who return to government
Marlene Schiappa returns to the political game. The former Secretary of State for Gender Equality then Minister Delegate in charge of Citizenship is appointed Secretary of State in charge of the Social and Solidarity Economy and Associative Life. The media minister had just released a book called Is that a good situation, Minister? (Editions of the Observatory). Sarah El Hairy, member of the MoDem, returns to her previous position during Macron’s first five-year term as Secretary of State for Youth and Universal National Service. Another return, that of Genevieve Darrieussecqformer Minister Delegate for Memory and Veterans Affairs in the Castex government and this time appointed Minister Delegate for People with Disabilities.
Those who arrive
They have never been in government and are about to take their first steps as ministers. Jean-Noel Barrot, Deputy and Secretary General of the MoDem, has been appointed Minister Delegate for the Digital Transition and Telecommunications. The emergency physician Francois Braunauthor of the “flash mission” on emergencies, is appointed Minister of Health and Prevention. Jean-Francois Combe, director general of the Red Cross, is for his part appointed Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Disabled People. Caroline Cayeuxvarious right-wing mayor of Beauvais (Oise), becomes Minister Delegate in charge of Local Authorities. Olivier KleinMayor of Clichy-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis), a city that Emmanuel Macron visited during the legislative campaign, has been appointed Minister Delegate in charge of Cities and Housing.
Jean-Francois Carencoa senior civil servant and Chairman of the Energy Regulation Commission, was appointed Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior, in charge of the Overseas Territories. Laurence Boone, ex-economic adviser to François Hollande and chief economist at the OECD, is taking over from Clément Beaune by becoming Secretary of State for Europe. The LREM deputy for French people living abroad, Roland Lescure, is appointed Deputy Minister in charge of Industry. The deputy of Haut-Rhin and former president of the Agir group in the National Assembly, Olivier Bechtis Minister Delegate in charge of Foreign Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad.
The LREM deputy for Meurthe-et-Moselle Carole Grandjean is appointed Minister Delegate in charge of Vocational Education and Training. Agnes Firmin Le BodoHorizons deputy for Seine-Maritime, has been appointed Minister Delegate in charge of Territorial Organization and Health Professions. Herve BervilleLREM MP for Côtes-d’Armor, becomes Secretary of State for the Sea. Sonia BackesPresident of the Assembly of the Southern Province of New Caledonia, is promoted to Secretary of State for Citizenship. Patricia Miralles, LREM MP for Hérault, is appointed Secretary of State in charge of Veterans Affairs and Memory. Berangere Couillard, LREM MP for Gironde, is appointed Secretary of State for Ecology. Finally, Dominique FaureLREM MP for Haute-Garonne, is appointed Secretary of State in charge of Rural Affairs.
Those who leave
He was extremely fragile, his position becoming more and more untenable as the revelations piled up. Damien AbadMinister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Disabled People, under investigation for attempted rape, left the government.
The ministers Amelie de Montchalin, Brigitte Bourguignon and Justine Benin leave the government, as expected, after their defeat in the legislative elections. Yael Braun-Pivet had already left the government after his election as President of the National Assembly.