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Second Philippe government

41st Government of French Fifth Republic
Édouard Philippe
Date formed19 June 2017 (2017-06-19)
Date dissolved3 July 2020 (2020-07-03)
People and organisations
President of the RepublicEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Ministers of State
  • Nicolas Hulot (Ecological and Solidary Transition, resigned in September 2018)
  • Gérard Collomb (Interior, resigned in October 2018)
  • François de Rugy (Ecological and Solidary Transition, appointed in September 2018 and resigned in July 2019)
Total no. of membersMinisters: 19
Secretaries of State: 12
Member partiesREMMoDemMRAgir
Status in legislatureMajority
370 / 577 (64%)
History
Election2017
PredecessorPhilippe I
SuccessorCastex

The second Philippe government (French: gouvernement Édouard Philippe II) was the forty-first government of the French Fifth Republic. It was the second government formed by Édouard Philippe under President Emmanuel Macron, following the 2017 legislative election and the dissolution of the first Philippe government on 19 June 2017.

The second Philippe government was formed following scandal among ministers during the first Philippe government. La République En Marche! (REM) allies Democratic Movement (MoDem) were facing scandal following allegations that the party used EU funds to pay party workers.[1] Armed Forces Minister Sylvie Goulard was the first to step down, resigning on 20 June 2017.[2] The following day, Minister of Justice François Bayrou and European Affairs Minister, Marielle de Sarnez stepped down.[3] Richard Ferrand, Minister of Territorial Cohesion, stepped down on 19 June 2017 following Le Canard Enchaîné publishing allegations of nepotism on 24 May 2017.[4] Macron defended Ferrand despite the allegations and public polling showing that 70% of respondents wanted Ferrand to step down.[5] On 1 July 2017, a regional prosecutor announced that authorities had launched a preliminary investigation into Ferrand.[6] Ferrand responded to the allegations saying everything was "legal, public and transparent".[7][8] He was one of the founding members of La République En Marche! and served as President of the National Assembly until losing his parliamentary seat in the 2022 elections.[9]

On 31 July 2018, the second Philippe government survived two motions of no confidence following the Benalla affair: the first one (entered by The Republicans group) obtained 103 ayes, while the second (entered by the groups New Left, Democratic Republican Left and La France Insoumise) obtained 63 votes. Both motions did not reach the quorum of 289 votes required in the National Assembly.[10]

On 13 December 2018, a third motion of no confidence was initiated by the Socialist Party, the French Communist Party and La France Insoumise following the yellow vests movement but there were only 70 votes in favour.[11]

Until the departure of François de Rugy, there was gender parity in the second Philippe government, with 18 women and 18 men, including the Prime Minister. Since de Rugy's replacement with Élisabeth Borne in July 2019, there have been more women (18) than men (17) in the government. They are, however, over-represented among the Secretaries of State (9 women, 6 men), and less present at the head of full-fledged ministries (9 women, 10 men).[12]

Composition

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Initial

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Initial
Post Name Party
Prime Minister Édouard Philippe LR
Ministers of State
Minister of State, Minister of the Interior Gérard Collomb PS
Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition Nicolas Hulot SE
Ministers
Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice Nicole Belloubet SE
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian PS
Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly SE
Minister of Territorial Cohesion Jacques Mézard PRG
Minister of Solidarity and Health Agnès Buzyn SE
Minister of the Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire LR
Minister of Culture Françoise Nyssen SE
Minister of Labour Muriel Pénicaud SE
Minister of National Education Jean-Michel Blanquer SE
Minister of Agriculture and Food Stéphane Travert LREM
Minister of Public Action and Accounts Gérald Darmanin LR
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation Frédérique Vidal SE
Minister for Overseas France Annick Girardin PRG
Minister of Sport Laura Flessel-Colovic LREM
Deputy Ministers
Post Attached minister Name Party
Minister for Transport Minister of State, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Élisabeth Borne SE
Minister for European Affairs Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Nathalie Loiseau LREM
Minister Minister of State, Minister of the Interior Jacqueline Gourault MoDem
Secretaries of State
Post Attached minister Name Party
Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament, Government Spokesman Prime Minister Christophe Castaner LREM
Secretary of State for Gender Equality Prime Minister Marlène Schiappa LREM
Secretary of State for Disabled People Prime Minister Sophie Cluzel SE
Secretary of State for the Digital Sector Prime Minister Mounir Mahjoubi LREM
Secretary of State Minister of State, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Sébastien Lecornu LR
Secretary of State Minister of State, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Brune Poirson LREM
Secretary of State Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne LR
Secretary of State Minister of the Armed Forces Geneviève Darrieussecq MoDem
Secretary of State Minister of Territorial Cohesion Julien Denormandie LREM
Secretary of State Minister of the Economy and Finance Benjamin Griveaux LREM

Current

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Post Name Party
Prime Minister Édouard Philippe SE
Ministers
Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice Nicole Belloubet SE
Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition Élisabeth Borne LREM
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian TDP
Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly SE
Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner LREM
Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities Jacqueline Gourault MoDem
Minister of Solidarity and Health Olivier Véran LREM
Minister of the Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire LREM
Minister of Culture Franck Riester Agir
Minister of Labour Muriel Pénicaud LREM
Minister of National Education and Youth Jean-Michel Blanquer LREM
Minister of Agriculture and Food Didier Guillaume SE
Minister of Public Action and Accounts Gérald Darmanin LREM
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation Frédérique Vidal LREM
Minister of Overseas France Annick Girardin MR
Minister of Sport Roxana Mărăcineanu SE
Deputy Ministers
Post Attached minister Name Party
Minister of Relations with Parliament Prime Minister Marc Fesneau MoDem
Minister of Local Authorities Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities Sébastien Lecornu LREM
Minister of the City and Housing Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities Julien Denormandie LREM
Secretaries of State
Post Attached minister Name Party
Government Spokeswoman Prime Minister Sibeth Ndiaye LREM
Secretary of State for Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination Prime Minister Marlène Schiappa LREM
Secretary of State for Disabled People Prime Minister Sophie Cluzel LREM
Secretary of State Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition Emmanuelle Wargon LREM
Secretary of State Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition Brune Poirson LREM
Secretary of State for Transport Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition Jean-Baptiste Djebbari LREM
Secretary of State for European Affairs Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Amélie de Montchalin LREM
Secretary of State Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne LREM
Secretary of State Minister of the Armed Forces Geneviève Darrieussecq MoDem
Secretary of State Minister of National Education and Youth Gabriel Attal LREM
Secretary of State Minister of Solidarity and Health Christelle Dubos LREM
Secretary of State for Child Protection Minister of Solidarity and Health Adrien Taquet LREM
Secretary of State for Pensions Minister of Solidarity and Health Laurent Pietraszewski LREM
Secretary of State for the Digital Sector Minister of the Economy and Finance
Minister of Public Action and Accounts
Cédric O LREM
Secretary of State Minister of the Economy and Finance Agnès Pannier-Runacher LREM
Secretary of State Minister of Public Action and Accounts Olivier Dussopt TDP
Secretary of State Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez LREM

Changes

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Prime minister

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Portrait Post Name Party
Édouard Philippe Prime Minister
Édouard Philippe LR, later DVD

Ministers

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Portrait Post Name Party
Nicole Belloubet Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice Nicole Belloubet DVG
Jean-Yves Le Drian Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian PS, later DVG
Florence Parly Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly DVG
Élisabeth Borne Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Élisabeth Borne REM
Olivier Véran Minister of Solidarity and Health Olivier Véran REM
Bruno Le Maire Minister of the Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire LR, later REM
Muriel Pénicaud Minister of Labour Muriel Pénicaud DVG, later REM
Jean-Michel Blanquer Minister of National Education and Youth Jean-Michel Blanquer DVD, later REM
Gérald Darmanin Minister of Public Action and Accounts Gérald Darmanin LR, later REM[24]
Christophe Castaner Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner REM
Frédérique Vidal Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation Frédérique Vidal SE, later REM
Jacqueline Gourault Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relationships with territorial collectivities Jacqueline Gourault MoDem
Annick Girardin Minister of Overseas France Annick Girardin PRG, later MR
Franck Riester Minister of Culture Franck Riester Agir
Didier Guillaume Minister of Agriculture and Food Didier Guillaume DVG
Roxana Maracineanu Minister of Sport Roxana Maracineanu DVG

Deputy Ministers

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Portrait Post Attached minister Name Party
Marc Fesneau Minister of Relations with Parliament Prime Minister Marc Fesneau MoDem
Sébastien Lecornu Minister of Local Authorities Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities Sébastien Lecornu REM
Julien Denormandie Minister of the City and Housing Minister of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities Julien Denormandie REM

Secretaries of State

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Portrait Post Attached minister Name Party
Government Spokeswoman Prime Minister Sibeth Ndiaye REM
Marlène Schiappa Secretary of State for Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination Prime Minister Marlène Schiappa REM
Sophie Cluzel Secretary of State for Disabled People Prime Minister Sophie Cluzel SE
Emmanuelle Wargon Secretary of State Minister of State, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Emmanuelle Wargon DVG
Brune Poirson Secretary of State Minister of State, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Brune Poirson REM
Jean-Baptiste Djebbari Secretary of State for Transport Minister of State, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Jean-Baptiste Djebbari REM
Secretary of State for European Affairs Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Amélie de Montchalin REM
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne Secretary of State Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne LR, later REM
Geneviève Darrieussecq Secretary of State Minister of the Armed Forces Geneviève Darrieussecq MoDem
Christelle Dubos Secretary of State Minister of Solidarity and Health Christelle Dubos REM
Adrien Taquet Secretary of State for Child Protection Minister of Solidarity and Health Adrien Taquet REM
Laurent Pietraszewski Secretary of State for Pensions Minister of Solidarity and Health Laurent Pietraszewski REM
Cédric O Secretary of State for the Digital Sector Minister of the Economy and Finance Cédric O REM
Agnès Pannier-Runacher Secretary of State Minister of the Economy and Finance Agnès Pannier-Runacher REM
Olivier Dussopt Secretary of State Minister of Public Action and Accounts Olivier Dussopt PS, later DVG[25]
Gabriel Attal Secretary of State Minister of National Education and Youth Gabriel Attal REM
Laurent Nuñez Secretary of State Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez SE, later REM

References

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Preceded by Government of France
2017–2020
Succeeded by