Overview

• The cabinet was unveiled on October 5 and pairs continuity with targeted changes after a month of consultations.
• Bruno Le Maire returns to government as minister of the armies, shifting from the economy portfolio he held from 2017 to 2024.
• Roland Lescure becomes economy minister with responsibility for drafting the contentious budget.
• Key figures keep their posts, including Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, and Culture Minister Rachida Dati, who faces a corruption trial next year.
• Two prior governments led by François Bayrou and Michel Barnier fell over proposed austerity measures, underscoring the risk to the new cabinet in a three-bloc parliament.