Valls II cabinet
| Valls II cabinet | |
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| 38. Government of the French Fifth Republic | |
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| prime minister | Manuel Valls |
| choice | 2012 |
| Legislative period | 14th |
| Appointed by | President François Hollande |
| education | August 26, 2014 |
| The End | December 6, 2016 |
| Duration | 2 years and 102 days |
| predecessor | Valls I cabinet |
| successor | Cazeneuve cabinet |
| composition | |
| Party (s) | PS, PRG and PE |
| representation | |
| National Assembly | 308/577 |
The Second Valls Government was the Government of France on 26 August 2014 to 6 December 2016th
It was the thirty-eighth government of the Fifth Republic and the fourth to be appointed by President François Hollande . The previous cabinet was the Valls I cabinet . On August 25, 2014, after 146 days in office, Manuel Valls announced the resignation of his government. President Hollande immediately charged him with forming a new government. The new ministers were appointed on August 26, 2014. On December 6, 2016, Prime Minister Manuel Valls resigned due to his candidacy for the socialist presidential candidacy, which automatically meant the resignation of the government. On the same day, Bernard Cazeneuve was appointed the new Prime Minister ( Cazeneuve cabinet ), which ended the Valls II government.
Government formation
The trigger for the resignation of the Valls I government was the criticism of the two ministers Arnaud Montebourg and Benoît Hamon of Hollande and Valls' economic policy. When the commission to form a government was reassigned, Hollande Valls therefore expressly requested that only people be appointed to the government who agreed with the goals he had set himself. Accordingly, a renewed appointment of Montebourg and Hamon would hardly have been an option, both also declared that they no longer want to belong to the new government. The previous Minister of Culture, Aurélie Filippetti , also made a corresponding statement in an open letter. In contrast, Justice Minister Christiane Taubira , who had also expressed criticism of the government's course, remained in office. The previous State Secretary for Transport, Frédéric Cuvillier , announced his withdrawal because his competencies in the State Secretariat under Minister Ségolène Royal were insufficient for political tasks.
The new economy minister was Emmanuel Macron , a non-party who is classified as socially liberal and close to employers. Najat Vallaud-Belkacem became the new Minister of Education ; her appointment met with criticism, especially from conservatives, as she had campaigned vehemently for the legalization of same-sex marriage in France . The previous ministry of Vallaud-Belkacem, urban development, youth and sport, was taken over by Patrick Kanner , while Fleur Pellerin became Minister of Culture . Otherwise, the ministers from the Valls I government remained in office, and there were various changes to the state secretaries.
Government majority
Like the Valls I government, the Valls II government relies on an absolute majority of the Parti Socialiste in the National Assembly. It is also supported by the Parti radical de gauche . Attempts to reintegrate the Greens , who were represented in the Ayrault government, in the formation of the government were unsuccessful.
The government is faced with the problem that a group of around 40 socialist MPs in the National Assembly, the so-called frondeurs , do not support their economic policy. In the vote on the government declaration of the newly formed government on September 16, 2014, 31 socialist MPs abstained, which means that the government missed an absolute majority of MPs (288) with 269 votes in favor. In June 2015, the government avoided a possible vote defeat in a comprehensive economic reform program ( Loi Macron ) by resorting to an exception provision in the constitution that allows a law to be enacted without the consent of the National Assembly if no motion of censure is successful; the frondeurs had previously announced a rejection. On February 10, 2016, almost half of the MPs of the Parti Socialiste disagreed with the constitutional amendment proposed by Hollande and Valls, which included provisions on the state of emergency and disenfranchisement if convicted of terrorism; the project only achieved a majority thanks to the support of the right-wing opposition; it was later withdrawn by the President and Prime Minister.
In the vote on a fundamental reform of the labor legislation ( loi travail ), the government again used Article 49 (3) of the constitution, the enactment without a parliamentary vote. It had previously become apparent that the government could miss its own majority for the legislation. The frondeurs then announced that they wanted to introduce a motion of no confidence together with other left-wing MPs, but failed by 2 votes because of the 58 MPs required for the introduction. The spokesman for the frondeurs ruled out agreeing to the right's motion of censure, which was then rejected with 246 votes out of 288 necessary.
Government reshuffle on February 11, 2016
After a few minor changes during the term of office ( see below ), a major government reshuffle took place on February 11, 2016. The trigger was the upcoming appointment of Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius as President of the Conseil constitutionnel . Hollande and Valls took this opportunity to make further changes to the cabinet. The ministers Sylvia Pinel (housing and rural areas), Marylise Lebranchu (public administration) and Fleur Pellerin (culture) were also dismissed: Pinel, since she has been the first vice-president of the regional council of Occitania since January 2016 , Pellerin for criticizing her administration and Lebranchu for reasons of balance between different government partners.
Fabius' successor was former Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault . His appointment, the rise of the previous State Secretary Laurence Rossignol to Minister in the newly created Ministry for Family, Childhood and Women's Rights, as well as the appointment of four new State Secretaries from the ranks of the Parti Socialiste (Estelle Grelier for regional authorities, Ericka Bareigts for actual equality, Juliette Méadel for victim assistance and Hélène Geoffroy for urban development) were seen as an attempt to strengthen the connection between the president, government and Parti Socialiste and to create a balance between the various wings of the PS.
The appointment of Jean-Michel Baylet , the chairman of the Parti radical de gauche (PRG) as a minister in the newly created Ministry for Spatial Planning, Rural Areas and Local Authorities from parts of the previous Ministry for Housing, Regional Equalization and Rural Areas, and the previous State Secretary Annick Girardin as Minister for Public Administration (as successor to Lebranchu) restored the representation of the PRG at ministerial level, which otherwise would no longer have been represented there after Sylvia Pinel and the Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, who resigned on January 27, 2016 .
With the reshuffle of the government, Hollande and Valls attempted to widen the government majority in the National Assembly to include parts of the green party Europe Écologie-Les Verts (EELV) by making its previous Secretary General Emmanuelle Cosse minister in the also from parts of the previous Ministry of Housing, regional equalization and the newly created 'Ministry for Housing and Sustainable Housing Quarters'. In addition, the former members of the EELV Jean-Vincent Placé , who had formed the Écologistes! (PE), and Barbara Pompili as State Secretary of the Government. The EELV did not support entry into government. This was also seen as a tactical move to divide the Greens, who were divided over the question of joining the government, and in particular to weaken their leading figure and potential presidential candidate in 2017, Cécile Duflot .
Audrey Azoulay , who had previously been Hollande's advisor on these issues , became Minister for Culture and Communication . There were other minor changes in the portfolios of individual state secretaries.
composition
prime minister
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prime minister | Manuel Valls | PS |
minister
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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Development Aid |
Jean-Marc Ayrault (from February 11, 2016) Laurent Fabius (until February 11, 2016) |
PS | |
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Minister for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Energy (from February 11, 2016 supplemented by responsibility for international climate issues) | Ségolène Royal | PS | |
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Minister for Education, Universities and Research | Najat Vallaud-Belkacem | PS | |
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Minister of Economy and Finance (since August 30, 2016) Minister of Finance and Budget (until August 30, 2016) |
Michel Sapin | PS | |
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Minister for Social Affairs and Health | Marisol Touraine | PS | |
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Defense Minister | Jean-Yves Le Drian | PS | |
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Minister of Justice |
Jean-Jacques Urvoas (from January 27, 2016) Christiane Taubira (until January 27, 2016) |
PS PRG / Walwari |
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Minister for Labor, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue |
Myriam El Khomri (from September 2, 2015) François Rebsamen (until September 2, 2015) |
PS | |
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Minister for Spatial Planning, Rural Areas and Local Authorities (created February 11, 2016) | Jean-Michel Baylet | PRG | |
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Interior minister | Bernard Cazeneuve | PS | |
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry; Government spokesman |
Stéphane Le Foll | PS | |
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Minister for Housing and Sustainable Housing (created February 11, 2016) | Emmanuelle Cosse | Parti écologiste ( previously EELV ) | |
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Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Economy (merged with the Ministry of Finance on August 30, 2016) | Emmanuel Macron (new in the cabinet) (until August 30, 2016) | Non-party | |
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Minister for Culture and Communication |
Audrey Azoulay (from February 11, 2016) Fleur Pellerin (new to the rank of minister, previously State Secretary) (until February 11, 2016) |
PS | |
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Minister for Family, Childhood and Women's Rights (created February 11, 2016) | Laurence Rossignol | PS | |
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Minister for Public Administration (from February 11, 2016) Minister for State Reform, Decentralization and Public Service (until February 11, 2016) |
Annick Girardin (from February 11, 2016) Marylise Lebranchu (until February 11, 2016) |
PRG PS |
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Minister for Cities, Youth and Sport | Patrick Kanner (new in the cabinet) | PS | |
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Minister for the Overseas Territories |
Ericka Bareigts (since August 30, 2016) George Pau-Langevin (until August 30, 2016) |
PS | |
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Minister for Housing, Regional Compensation and Rural Areas (dissolved on February 11, 2016) | Sylvia Pinel | PRG |
State Secretaries
| Official title of State Secretary | Ministry | Surname | Political party | ||
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State Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs | prime minister | Jean-Marie Le Guen | PS | |
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State Secretary for Actual Equality (created on February 11, 2016, dissolved on August 30, 2016) | prime minister | Ericka Bareigts (February 11, 2016 to August 30, 2016) | PS | |
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State Secretary for State Reform and Debureaucratisation | prime minister |
Jean-Vincent Placé (from February 11, 2016) Clotilde Valter (June 17, 2015 to February 11, 2016) Thierry Mandon (until June 17, 2015) |
Parti écologiste PS PS |
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State Secretary for Victim Support (created on February 11, 2016) | prime minister | Juliette Méadel | PS | |
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State Secretary for European Affairs | Foreign Ministry | Harlem Désir | PS | |
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State Secretary for Foreign Trade, Tourism and French Abroad | Foreign Ministry |
Matthias Fekl (from September 4, 2014) Thomas Thévenoud (until September 4, 2014) |
PS | |
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State Secretary for Development and Francophonie | Foreign Ministry |
André Vallini (from February 11, 2016) Annick Girardin (until February 11, 2016) |
PS PRG |
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State Secretary for Transport, Maritime Economy and Fisheries (from February 11, 2016) State Secretary for Transport and Maritime Economy (until February 11, 2016) |
Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Energy | Alain Vidalies (new in the cabinet) | PS | |
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State Secretary for International Relations on Climate and Biodiversity (created February 11, 2016) | Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Energy | Barbara Pompili | Parti écologiste ( previously DVG ) | |
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State Secretary for Universities and Research | Ministry of Education, Universities and Research |
Thierry Mandon (from June 17, 2015)
Geneviève Fioraso (until March 5, 2015) |
PS | |
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State Secretary for the Budget | Ministry of Economy and Finance (since August 30, 2016) Ministry of Finance and Budget (until August 30, 2016) |
Christian Eckert | PS | |
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State Secretary for the Disabled and the Fight against Exclusion | Ministry of Social Affairs and Health | Ségolène Neuville | PS | |
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State Secretary for Seniors and Independent Living (from February 11, 2016) State Secretary for Family, Seniors and Independent Living (until February 11, 2016) |
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
Pascale Boistard (from February 11, 2016) Laurence Rossignol (until February 11, 2016) |
PS | |
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Secretary of State for Veterans | Ministry of Defense |
Jean-Marc Todeschini (from November 21, 2014)
Kader Arif (until November 21, 2014) |
PS | |
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State Secretary for Vocational Training (created February 11, 2016) | Minister for Labor, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue | Clotilde Valter | PS | |
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State Secretary for Regional Authorities (created on February 11, 2016) | Ministry of Spatial Planning, Rural Areas and Local Authorities | Estelle Grelier | PS | |
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State Secretary for Trade, Crafts, Consumer Affairs and Social Economy | Ministry of Economy and Finance (since August 30, 2016) Ministry of Economy, Industry and Digital Economy (until August 30, 2016) |
Martine Pinville (from June 17, 2015)
Carole Delga (new in the cabinet) (until June 17, 2015) |
PS | |
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State Secretary for Digital and Innovation (since September 1, 2016) State Secretary for the Digital Economy (until September 1, 2016) |
Ministry of Economy and Finance (since August 30, 2016) Ministry of Economy, Industry and Digital Economy (until August 30, 2016) |
Axelle Lemaire (new in the cabinet) | PS | |
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State Secretary for Industry (created September 1, 2016) | Ministry of Economy and Finance | Christophe Sirugue (new in the cabinet) | PS | |
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State Secretary for Urban Development (position dissolved from September 2, 2015 to February 11, 2016) | Ministry of Cities, Youth and Sport |
Hélène Geoffroy (from February 11, 2016) Myriam El Khomri (new in the cabinet) (until September 2, 2015) |
PS | |
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State Secretary for Sport | Ministry of Cities, Youth and Sport | Thierry Braillard | PRG | |
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State Secretary for Women's Rights (dissolved on February 11, 2016) | Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights | Pascale Boistard (new in the cabinet) | PS | |
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State Secretary for Decentralization | Ministry of State Reform, Decentralization and Public Service (dissolved on February 11, 2016) | André Vallini | PS |
Changes
- The State Secretary for Foreign Trade, Tourism and French Abroad, Thomas Thévenoud, resigned after just 9 days after allegations of irregularities in his tax accounting became public.
- On November 21, the Secretary of State for Veterans, Kader Arif, resigned. The reason was a preliminary investigation into favoring companies in which relatives of him were involved, because of the award of public contracts by the Midi-Pyrénées region .
- On March 5, 2015, State Secretary for Universities and Research, Geneviève Fioraso, resigned for health reasons. It was not replaced at first, the minister took on its duties directly.
- On June 17th, the previous State Secretary for State Reform and Debureaucratisation, Thierry Mandon, was entrusted with the field of universities and research. At the same time, the State Secretary for Trade and Crafts, Carole Delga, was replaced at her request because she heads the Parti Socialiste's campaign for regional elections in the Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées region.
- On August 19, 2015, Labor Minister François Rebsamen submitted his resignation after being re-elected Mayor of Dijon . On September 2, 2015, the President accepted his resignation and appointed the previous State Secretary for Urban Development, Myriam El Khomri, as his successor; her post of State Secretary was not refilled.
- Justice Minister Christiane Taubira resigned on January 27, 2016 after she had previously protested several times against government plans after the terrorist attacks of November 13, 2015 in Paris . Jean-Jacques Urvoas was her successor on the same day.
- On February 11, 2016, the upcoming appointment of the previous Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius as President of the Conseil constitutionnel triggered a major reshuffle of the government: In addition to Fabius, Sylvia Pinel (housing and rural areas), Marylise Lebranchu (public administration) and Fleur Pellerin (culture) resigned Ministers from. When appointing the successor, Hollande divided the previous Ministry for Housing, Regional Equalization and Rural Areas into two ministries, for Spatial Planning, Rural Areas and Local Authorities, and for Housing and Sustainable Residential Quarters. For the latter, he appointed Emmanuelle Cosse, a spokeswoman for the Greens, in order to broaden the base of government. Responsibility for international climate negotiations has been transferred from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of the Environment. There have also been numerous changes to the state secretaries, and the order of ministers and state secretaries has been redefined.
- Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron resigned on August 30, 2016. His ministry was again merged with the Ministry of Finance under Michel Sapin. At the same time, Hollande and Valls exchanged the Minister for the Overseas Territories, George Pau-Langevin, for Ericka Bareigts, whose previous state secretary position was not refilled. Two days later, changes were made to the state secretaries in order to structure the tasks within the new Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Footnotes
- ↑ a b Démission du gouvernement. (No longer available online.) Présidence de la République, August 25, 2014, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved September 17, 2015 (French).
- ↑ Le gouvernement Valls 2. (No longer available online.) Présidence de la République, August 26, 2014, archived from the original on September 5, 2015 ; Retrieved September 17, 2015 (French).
- ^ Bastien Bonnefous: Bernard Cazeneuve nommé premier ministre. Le Monde (online), June 12, 2016, accessed June 12, 2016 (French).
- ^ François-Xavier Bourmaud: Hollande et Valls projetés dans une crise sans précédent. Le Figaro .fr, August 25, 2014, accessed on September 17, 2015 (French).
- ↑ Démission du Gouvernement Valls: Montebourg et Hamon s'en vont. France Info , August 25, 2014, accessed September 17, 2015 (French).
- ↑ Marie Simon: VIDEO. Remaniement du Gouvernement Valls: quels ministres sont menacés? L'Express , August 25, 2014, accessed September 17, 2015 (French).
- ^ Marc de Boni: Frédéric Cuvillier jette l'éponge, faute de "capacité d'action" face à Ségolène Royal. Le Figaro.fr, August 26, 2014, accessed September 17, 2015 (French).
- ↑ Marie Visot: Emmanuel Macron, l'anti-Montebourg. Legiraro.fr , August 26, 2014, accessed September 17, 2015 (French).
- ↑ a b Christian Wernicke: Many friends and a fresh label. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung (online). August 27, 2014, accessed September 17, 2015 .
- ↑ the French adjective frondeur means unruly, defiant, rebellious ; see also French Wikipedia
- ↑ Analysis du scrutin n ° 90, Première séance du 16/09/2014. Assemblée nationale, September 16, 2014, accessed September 5, 2015 (French).
- ^ Loi Macron: un troisième recours au 49-3 pour une adoption définitive. Le Monde .fr, July 9, 2015, accessed September 5, 2015 (French).
- ↑ Hélène Bekmezian: Hollande et Valls étendent le domaine de la fronde. Le Monde (online), February 11, 2016, accessed February 11, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Projet de loi travail: Manuel Valls recourt au 49-3. Le Monde (online), May 10, 2016, accessed on May 11, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Loi travail: échec de la motion de censure voulue par les frondeurs de gauche. Le Monde (online), May 11, 2016, accessed May 13, 2016 (French).
- ^ Loi travail: les "frondeurs" du PS veulent une motion de gauche pour bloquer le 49-3. Le Monde (online), May 11, 2016, accessed May 11, 2016 (French).
- ^ Loi travail: la motion de censure du gouvernement échoue. Le Monde (online), May 12, 2016, accessed May 13, 2016 (French).
- ↑ www.elysee.fr . In JORF published February 12, 2016: Décrets du 11 février 2016 relatifs à la composition du Gouvernement
- ^ David Revault d'Allonnes: Un remaniement de basse intensité. Le Monde (online), February 11, 2016, accessed February 12, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Aureliano Tonet: Fleur Pellerin plombée par ses erreurs de communication. Le Monde (online), February 11, 2016, accessed February 12, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Arthur Berdah: Lebranchu et Pellerin, les deux sacrifiées du remaniement sont tombées des nues. Le Figaro (online), February 12, 2016, accessed on February 12, 2016 (French).
- ^ Nicolas Chapuis: Le remaniement vu du PS: "Le choix d'Ayrault, un élargissement". Le Monde (online), February 12, 2016, accessed February 12, 2016 (French).
- ↑ EELV “désapprouve” la participation d'Emmanuelle Cosse au government. Le Monde (online), February 11, 2016, accessed February 11, 2016 (French).
- ^ Raphaëlle Besse Desmoulières: Europe Ecologie-Les Verts, un parti en miettes. Le Monde (online), February 12, 2016, accessed February 12, 2016 (French).
- ^ Marc de Boni, Anne Rovan: Le secrétaire d'État Kader Arif démissionne du gouvernement. Le Figaro.fr, November 21, 2014, accessed on August 24, 2015 (French).
- ^ Nicolas Chapuis: L'ascension éclair de Myriam El Khomri, nouvelle ministre du travail. Le Figaro.fr, September 2, 2015, accessed on September 2, 2015 (French).
- ^ Démission de Taubira: "Parfois résister c'est partir". Le Monde (online), January 27, 2016, accessed January 27, 2016 (French).
- ^ Composition du Gouvernement. (No longer available online.) Présidence de la République française - Élysée.fr, February 11, 2016, archived from the original on February 14, 2016 ; accessed on February 11, 2016 (French).
- ^ Composition du Gouvernement. (No longer available online.) Présidence de la République française - Élysée.fr, August 30, 2016, archived from the original on September 11, 2016 ; Retrieved September 9, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Nominations - secrétaires d'Etat. (No longer available online.) Présidence de la République française - Élysée.fr, September 1, 2016, archived from the original on September 6, 2016 ; Retrieved September 9, 2016 (French).