Adnkronos Paris, October 12 (Adnkronos) – The new French government, led by Sébastien Lecornu and consisting of 34 ministers, was appointed today, Sunday, October 12.
"An executive is being appointed with a mission: to give France a budget law by the end of the year," the French prime minister said in a post on 'X', adding: "I thank the women and men who are committed to this government with absolute freedom, beyond personal and partisan interests.
Only one thing matters: the country's interest."
Lecornu has called his new ministers to a working meeting tomorrow afternoon, reports French all-news channel BFM TV. The prime minister's offices, as reported by AFP, have recommended that the new ministers appointed this evening conduct the handover "soberly," without the press or guests.
The first Council of Ministers has been convened for Tuesday, October 14, at 10 a.m., according to a statement from the Elysée.
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, and Culture Minister Rachida Dati were reappointed.
Paris Police Prefect Laurent Nunez has been appointed Interior Minister, replacing Bruno Retaillau. SNCF President and CEO Jean-Pierre Farandu has been appointed Labor Minister.
Roland Lescure has been appointed Minister of Economy. Former Minister of Labor Catherine Vautrin has been appointed Minister of Defense, while Monique Barbut has been appointed Minister of Ecological Transition. Serge Papin has been appointed Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Tourism. Annie Genevard has been appointed Minister of Agriculture, while Edouard Geffray has been appointed Minister of Education, replacing former Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.
Stéphanie Rist is the new Minister of Health, while Naïma Moutchou is the new Minister of Overseas Affairs, replacing former minister Manuel Valls. Françoise Gatel has been appointed Minister of Territory, while Amélie de Montchalin has been appointed Minister of Public Accounts. Philippe Baptiste is the new Minister of Universities and Research, while Marina Ferrari is the new Minister of Sport. Philippe Tabarot is the new Minister of Transport, while Vincent Jeanbrun is the new Minister of Urban Affairs. There are also fifteen delegated ministers.
The Lecornu II government includes several representatives of civil society, such as the new Minister of Labor Jean-Pierre Farandou, who led the SCNF, the French state railways, from 2019 to 2025. The new Minister of Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut, is the former president of WWF France and was Emmanuel Macron's special envoy to the 'One Planet Summit' on biodiversity.
Serge Papin, Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, is the former Chairman and CEO of the Système U cooperative group. He was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of Auchan France in 2024.
The six LR ministers who joined Lecornu's new government despite the party's decision not to participate have been expelled from the party and "immediately cease their functions in our governing bodies." This is what the Les Républicains party emphasized in a statement sent to AFP. "LR members who agreed to join the government can no longer claim to belong to the Républicains," the party stated, specifying that its governing bodies will meet "in the coming days to make a final decision."
The six Lr ministers are Annie Genevard (Agriculture), Rachida Dati (Culture), Vincent Jeanbrun (Housing), Philippe Tabarot (Transport), Sébastien Martin (Industry) and Nicolas Forissier (Francophonie).
"As we have been saying for several days, the government will be censured by the National Rally and our allies in the UDR. Tomorrow we will present a motion of censure," said National Rally leader Marine Le Pen in a post on 'X'.
"The President of the Republic must announce the dissolution of the National Assembly as soon as possible to allow the French people to express themselves and choose a new radical majority, which will undoubtedly be led by Jordan Bardella," Le Pen added.