PARIS - The Elysee Palace on Sunday night unveiled a second version of Lecornu's government that prominently features figures from "civil society" and political figures with more moderate ambitions than their predecessors.

Second try. At the end of a turbulent political week - marked by the sudden resignation of Sébastien Lecornu's government, a new round of consultations with political forces and the laborious reappointment of the Normandy native as prime minister - the Elysee Palace unveiled a new version of the ministerial team on Sunday evening. Just before Emmanuel Macron flew overnight to Egypt, where a "Peace Summit" will be held in Gaza on Monday afternoon.

Two days before the 2026 budget is presented to Parliament, after it has been submitted to the Council of Ministers, the executive couple decided to speed up the process in order to stay within constitutional limits: according to the 1958 text, both chambers have 70 days to discuss the finance bill before 31 December. Although this new round of appointments was made with a flourish - compared to previous ones - it comes amid a climate of high tension between internal divisions within the Republicans over their participation in the government and the lukewarm attitude of the central bloc - in particular Édouard Philippe's party, Horizons.

Added to this is the pressure exerted by the Socialist Party through a no-confidence motion, which it says it is prepared to vote on together with the other opposition parties if the pension reform is not immediately suspended. In this context, "the Prime Minister has proposed a combination of civil society representatives with experienced members and young MPs" and "wants to bring in new faces," said Sébastien Lecornu's entourage. Ahead of the first meeting of the Council of Ministers, scheduled for Tuesday morning, the Prime Minister's Office has asked for a "sober" transfer of power: no press and no guests. Le Figaro presents the members of the "Lecornu 2" government, a team of 34 ministers that emphasizes personalities from "civil society" and political figures from the "common core", with more moderate ambitions than their predecessors.

Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals: Gérald Darmanin
Minister for the Interior: Laurent Nuñez
Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs: Catherine Vautrin
Minister for Labour and Solidarity: Jean-Pierre Farandou
Minister of Culture: Rachida Dati
Minister for Health, Family, Autonomy and Persons with Disabilities: Stéphanie Rist
Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance and Industry, Energy and Digital Sovereignty: Roland Lescure
Minister for Education: Édouard Geffray
Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space: Philippe Baptiste
Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Trade, Handicrafts, Tourism and Purchasing Power: Serge Papin
Minister for Overseas Territories: Naïma Moutchou
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs: Jean-Noël Barrot
Minister for Urban Affairs and Housing: Vincent Jeanbrun
Minister for Ecological Transformation, Biodiversity and International Climate and Nature Negotiations: Monique Barbut
Minister for Regional Planning and Decentralisation: Françoise Gatel
Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, Agri-Food and Food Sector: Annie Genevard
Minister for Public Affairs and Finance: Amélie de Montchalin
Minister for Transport: Philippe Tabarot
Minister for Sport, Youth and Community Life: Marina Ferrari
DELEGOVANÍ MINISTŘI

In the Prime Minister's office

Minister for Gender Equality and Combating Discrimination: Aurore Bergé
Government spokesperson: Maud Bregeon
Minister for Relations with Parliament: Laurent Panifous
In the office of the Minister of the Interior

Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
Secretary of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs

Alice Rufo

Minister for Ecological Transformation, Biodiversity and International Climate and Nature Negotiations

Catherine Chabaud, Minister for the Sea and Fisheries
Mathieu Lefevre, Minister for Ecological Transformation
Minister for Economic Affairs, Finance and Industry, Energy and Digital Sovereignty

Sébastien Martin, Minister for Industry
Anne Le Henaff, Minister for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology
To the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Benjamin Haddad, Minister for Europe
Nicolas Forissier, Minister for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness
Éléonore Caroit, Minister for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Citizens Abroad
Minister for Health, Families, Autonomy and Persons with Disabilities

Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq, Minister for Autonomy and Persons with Disabilities
To the Minister for Regional Planning and Decentralisation

Michel Fournier, Minister for Rural Affairs
Minister for Action and Public FinancecDavid Amiel,

Minister for the Civil Service and State Reform

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