Overview

• Papin will oversee small and medium-sized enterprises, commerce, artisanat, tourism and purchasing power.
• Economy Minister Roland Lescure retains macroeconomic responsibilities at Bercy, delineating Papin’s consumer-facing brief.
• The 70-year-old former Système U chief led the cooperative from 2005 to 2018 and authored a 2020 report that informed the Egalim 2 law.
• He recently served on Auchan Retail International’s board before departing in January and sits on the supervisory board of Nous anti-gaspi.
• He succeeds Véronique Louwagie after Les Républicains declined to join the executive, and he says he wants to represent the daily life of the French.