A mini-reshuffle of France’s cabinet has seen a number of changes, partly spurred by ministers leaving their post to focus on the upcoming municipal elections.
The portfolios of several members have also expanded or changed, with new minister delegates (a kind of sub-minister focusing on a specific area of a wider portfolio) being appointed.
The new-look cabinet was confirmed on February 26 via a ministerial decree.
It is the first reshuffle of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s second cabinet, constructed when he was reappointed last autumn.
New Culture, Citizenship, and Disability Ministers
The major change sees Rachida Dati replaced as Culture Minister by Catherine Pégard, an advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Mrs Dati has left the post to focus on her campaign to become Mayor of Paris.
Camille Galliard-Minier has been appointed Minister for Autonomy and Persons with Disabilities, replacing Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq.
The latter is returning to take up her position as MP in the Nord department, allowing her substitute (suppléant, a secondary runner who takes over local duties in the event an MP is appointed to the cabinet) to focus on a mayoral campaign.
David Amiel has become the Minister for Public Accounts (Action et des Comptes publics) after former minister Amélie de Montchalin was appointed president of the Cour des Comptes (Court of Auditors).
Worth noting for residents in France, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Minister Delegate to the Interior Ministry, has been given the citizenship portfolio.
Finally, government spokesperson Maud Bregeon will take on the Energy portfolio alongside her current role.
Minor changes have seen Jean-Didier Berger appointed as a minister delegate to the Interior Ministry.
Formerly a member of Les Républicains, Mr Berger has been expelled from the party by leader Bruno Retailleau for breaking party policy and joining the Lecornu cabinet.
Sabrina Agresti-Roubache, a former Secretary of State under Gabriel Attal and Elisabeth Borne, is now minister delegate for Education, Vocational Training, and Apprenticeships.
