Overview

• Lefèvre, 38, was appointed on Sunday to manage Relations with the Parliament in the Lecornu government, taking over a portfolio previously attached to Prime Minister Patrick Mignola.
• He is tasked with brokering compromises with the left to steer a contentious budget through a fragmented National Assembly.
• Identified with the macronist right and close to Gérald Darmanin, he champions supply-side policies and has argued for ending the 35-hour workweek.
• His credentials include years on the National Assembly’s Finance Committee, earlier work for budget veteran Gilles Carrez, stints at Bercy and the Interior Ministry, and co-rapporteurship of a public deficit inquiry.
• Initial reactions are mixed, with some LR and PS deputies calling the choice divisive while PS lawmaker Philippe Brun credits Lefèvre’s budget expertise, and Lefèvre pledges dialogue and greater tax fairness.