Overview

• He replaces Éric Lombard in Sébastien Lecornu’s newly formed cabinet announced on October 5.
• He returns to the Finance Ministry after serving there as minister for industry and then industry and energy from 2022 to 2024.
• He vacates his National Assembly seat for French citizens in North America after withdrawing his bid for re‑election as a vice-president on October 1.
• A graduate of Polytechnique, ENSAE, and the London School of Economics, he previously held senior roles at Natixis Asset Management, Groupama AM, and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
• As rapporteur of the 2018 Pacte law, he oversaw measures that included the privatizations of Aéroports de Paris and La Française des Jeux, after emerging as an early ally of Emmanuel Macron.