France's new government announced with only one major change at the foreign ministry
The new government of French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has been announced with only one major change at the foreign ministry while most high-profile Cabinet members remained unchanged
By AP News
Published - Jan 11, 2024, 02:41 PM ET
Last Updated - Jan 11, 2024, 02:41 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — The new government of French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was announced Thursday with only one major change at the foreign ministry, while most high-profile Cabinet members remained unchanged.
The interior, finance, defense and justice ministers remain in place, according to the French presidency's statement. The members of the government were agreed upon by the 34-year-old Attal, who is France's youngest-ever premier, and President Emmanuel Macron.
Stéphane Séjourné, 38, has been named as France's foreign affairs minister, succeeding Catherine Colonna.
Séjourné is the head of Macron’s Renaissance party and the leader of the Renew Europe group of liberal, pro-European lawmakers at the European Parliament.
