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The Cabinet of François Fillon were the members appointed by Prime Minister of France Francois Fillon in his two terms between 2007 and 2012.


Fillon's First Government

''From 17 May, to 18 June 2007.'' * François Fillon – Prime Minister


Ministers

* Alain JuppéMinister of State, Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development and Planning (resigned on 17 June 2007 following his defeat in the legislative elections and thus non-reelection as a deputy for Bordeaux); * Jean-Louis BorlooMinister of the Economy, Finance and Employment; * Michèle Alliot-MarieMinister of the Interior, Overseas and Territorial Collectivities; *
Bernard Kouchner Bernard Kouchner KBE (born 1 November 1939) is a French politician and doctor. He is the co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Médecins du Monde. From 2007 until 2010, he was the French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs ...
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs; *
Brice Hortefeux Brice Hortefeux (born 11 May 1958) is a conservative French politician. He was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities. He was previously Minister for Labour, Labour Relations, the Family, Solidarity and Ur ...
– Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Co-development; *
Rachida Dati Rachida Dati (; ar, رشيدة داتي, link=no; born 27 November 1965) is a French politician who served as Member of the European Parliament, representing Île-de-France. Prior to her election, she held the cabinet post of Keeper of the Sea ...
Keeper of the seals The title keeper of the seals or equivalent is used in several contexts, denoting the person entitled to keep and authorize use of the great seal of a given country. The title may or may not be linked to a particular cabinet or ministerial offi ...
, Minister of Justice; * Xavier Bertrand – Minister of Labour, Social Relations and Solidarity; *
Xavier Darcos Xavier Darcos (born 14 July 1947) is a French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour. An ''agrégé'' professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system, he has been Mayor of Périgueux, ...
– Minister of National Education; * Valérie Pécresse – Minister of Higher Education and Research; * Hervé MorinMinister of Defence; *
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, generally known as Roselyne Bachelot (née Narquin; born 24 December 1946) is a French politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and as Minister of Solida ...
Minister of Health, Youth Affairs and Sport; *
Christine Boutin Christine Boutin (, born 6 February 1944) is a French former politician leading the small French Christian Democratic Party (France), Christian Democratic Party. She served as a member of the French National Assembly representing Yvelines, fro ...
– Minister of Housing and City; * Christine Lagarde – Minister of Agriculture and Fishing; *
Christine Albanel Christine Albanel (born 25 June 1955) is a French politician and civil servant. From May 2007 to June 2009, she was France's Minister for Culture and Communication in François Fillon's government. Early career Albanel is agrégé in classica ...
– Minister of Culture and Communication – Spokeswoman of the Government; *
Éric Wœrth Éric eʁikis a French masculine given name, the equivalent of English Eric. In French-speaking Canada and Belgium it is also sometimes unaccented, and pronounced "Eric" as English with the stress on the "i". A notable French exception is Erik Sa ...
– Minister of Budget, Public Accounting and Civil Servants.


Secretaries of State

*
Roger Karoutchi Roger Karoutchi (born 26 August 1951) is a French teacher and politician who has been serving as the first Vice President of the Senate since 2020. He previously served as the French Ambassador to the OECD'Karoutchi ambassadeur auprès de l'OCD ...
– Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament (under Fillon); *
Éric Besson Éric Besson (born 2 April 1958 in Marrakesh) is a French politician and businessman. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development in the government of François Fillon. He left the So ...
– Secretary of State for Economic Prospective and Evaluation of Public Policies (under Fillon); *
Dominique Bussereau Dominique Bussereau (born 13 July 1952) is a French politician. He is president of the departmental council of Charente-Maritime since 2008 and president of the since 2015. He was Secretary of State for Transport within the government of ...
– Secretary of State for Transport (under Juppé); *
Jean-Pierre Jouyet Jean-Pierre Jouyet (born 13 February 1954) is a French civil servant. He was the ambassador of France to the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2019. Biography Jean-Pierre Jouyet was born on 13 February 1954 in Montreuil-sous-Bois in the suburbs o ...
– Secretary of State for European Affairs (under Kouchner).


High Commissioner

*
Martin Hirsch Martin Hirsch (born 6 December 1963 in Suresnes) is a French civil servant who was the former head of Emmaüs France, the former High Commissioner for Active Solidarity against Poverty, and the High Commissioner for Youth in the government o ...
– High Commissioner for Active Solidarities against Poverty.


Fillon's Second Government

''Appointed on 19 June 2007'' * François Fillon – Prime Minister.


Ministers

* Jean-Louis BorlooMinister of State, Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development and Planning; * Michèle Alliot-MarieMinister of the Interior, Overseas and Territorial Collectivities; *
Bernard Kouchner Bernard Kouchner KBE (born 1 November 1939) is a French politician and doctor. He is the co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Médecins du Monde. From 2007 until 2010, he was the French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs ...
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs; * Christine LagardeMinister of the Economy, Finance and Employment; *
Brice Hortefeux Brice Hortefeux (born 11 May 1958) is a conservative French politician. He was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities. He was previously Minister for Labour, Labour Relations, the Family, Solidarity and Ur ...
– Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Co-development; *
Rachida Dati Rachida Dati (; ar, رشيدة داتي, link=no; born 27 November 1965) is a French politician who served as Member of the European Parliament, representing Île-de-France. Prior to her election, she held the cabinet post of Keeper of the Sea ...
Keeper of the seals The title keeper of the seals or equivalent is used in several contexts, denoting the person entitled to keep and authorize use of the great seal of a given country. The title may or may not be linked to a particular cabinet or ministerial offi ...
, Minister of Justice; *
Michel Barnier Michel Barnier (born 9 January 1951) is a French politician who served as the European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UK Task Force/UKTF) from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as Chief Negotiator, Task ...
– Minister of Agriculture and Fishing; * Xavier Bertrand – Minister of Labour, Social Relations and Solidarity; *
Xavier Darcos Xavier Darcos (born 14 July 1947) is a French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour. An ''agrégé'' professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system, he has been Mayor of Périgueux, ...
– Minister of National Education; * Valérie Pécresse – Minister of Higher Education and Research; * Hervé MorinMinister of Defence; *
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, generally known as Roselyne Bachelot (née Narquin; born 24 December 1946) is a French politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and as Minister of Solida ...
Minister of Health, Youth Affairs and Sport; *
Christine Boutin Christine Boutin (, born 6 February 1944) is a French former politician leading the small French Christian Democratic Party (France), Christian Democratic Party. She served as a member of the French National Assembly representing Yvelines, fro ...
– Minister of Housing and City; *
Christine Albanel Christine Albanel (born 25 June 1955) is a French politician and civil servant. From May 2007 to June 2009, she was France's Minister for Culture and Communication in François Fillon's government. Early career Albanel is agrégé in classica ...
– Minister of Culture and Communication; *
Éric Wœrth Éric eʁikis a French masculine given name, the equivalent of English Eric. In French-speaking Canada and Belgium it is also sometimes unaccented, and pronounced "Eric" as English with the stress on the "i". A notable French exception is Erik Sa ...
– Minister of Budget, Public Accounting and Civil Servants.


Secretaries of State

*
Roger Karoutchi Roger Karoutchi (born 26 August 1951) is a French teacher and politician who has been serving as the first Vice President of the Senate since 2020. He previously served as the French Ambassador to the OECD'Karoutchi ambassadeur auprès de l'OCD ...
– Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament (under Fillon); *
Jean-Pierre Jouyet Jean-Pierre Jouyet (born 13 February 1954) is a French civil servant. He was the ambassador of France to the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2019. Biography Jean-Pierre Jouyet was born on 13 February 1954 in Montreuil-sous-Bois in the suburbs o ...
– Secretary of State for European Affairs (under Kouchner); * Laurent Wauquiez – Secretary of State, Spokesman of the Government (under Fillon); *
Éric Besson Éric Besson (born 2 April 1958 in Marrakesh) is a French politician and businessman. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development in the government of François Fillon. He left the So ...
– Secretary of State for Economic Prospective and Evaluation of Public Policies (under Fillon); *
Valérie Létard Valérie Létard (born 13 October 1962 in Orchies, Nord) is a French politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) who served as Secretary of State for Solidarity in the government of François Fillon from 2007 to 2010. Politic ...
– Secretary of State for Solidarity (under Bertrand); *
Dominique Bussereau Dominique Bussereau (born 13 July 1952) is a French politician. He is president of the departmental council of Charente-Maritime since 2008 and president of the since 2015. He was Secretary of State for Transport within the government of ...
– Secretary of State for Transport (under Borloo); * Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet – Secretary of State for Ecology (under Borloo); * Christian Estrosi – Secretary of State for Overseas (under Alliot-Marie); * André Santini – Secretary of State for Civil Servants (under Wœrth); * Jean-Marie Bockel – Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony (under Kouchner); *
Hervé Novelli Hervé Novelli (born 6 March 1949 in Paris) is a French politician of Italian origin, and a past member of the UDF group. He was a deputé in the Assemblée Nationale for the Indre-et-Loire département from 2002 to 2007, having previously been ...
– Secretary of State for Companies and Foreign Commerce (under Lagarde); *
Fadela Amara Fadela Amara (born Fatiha Amara on 25 April 1964) is a French feminism, French feminist and politician, who began her political life as an advocate for women in the impoverished ''banlieues''. She was the Secretary of State for Urban Policies in ...
– Secretary of State for Urban Policies (under Boutin); *
Alain Marleix Alain Marleix (born on 2 January 1946 in Paris) is a French politician. He was the Secretary of State for Veterans (France), Secretary of State for Veterans in the government of François Fillon from June 2007 to March 2008. From 2008 to 2010 he ...
– Secretary of State for Veterans (under Morin); * Rama Yade – Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights (under Kouchner); *
Luc Chatel Luc-Marie Chatel () (born on 15 August 1964 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from June 2009 to May 20 ...
– Secretary of State for Consumer affairs and Tourism (under Lagarde); * Bernard Laporte – Secretary of State for Sport (under Bachelot-Narquin).


High Commissioner

*
Martin Hirsch Martin Hirsch (born 6 December 1963 in Suresnes) is a French civil servant who was the former head of Emmaüs France, the former High Commissioner for Active Solidarity against Poverty, and the High Commissioner for Youth in the government o ...
– High Commissioner for Active Solidarities against Poverty.


Shuffles


Appointment of Secretary of State for Sport

22 October 2007 * Bernard Laporte is appointed Secretary of State for Sport (under Bachelot-Narquin).


After Municipal Elections of 2008

18 March 2008
There was a shuffle of the secretaries of state following the municipal elections of 16 March 2008.


New Secretaries of State

*
Yves Jégo Yves Jégo (; born 17 April 1961) is a French politician. He was ''Deputy (legislator), député'' for the Seine-et-Marne's 3rd constituency, third constituency of Seine-et-Marne in the National Assembly (France), National Assembly from 2002 ...
is appointed Secretary of State for Overseas (under Alliot-Marie) to replace Christian Estrosi; * Hubert Falco is appointed Secretary of State for development of the territory (under Borloo); *
Nadine Morano Nadine Morano (; born 6 November 1963 in Nancy) is a French politician of the Republicans who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2014. She previously was a member of the National Assembly and a minister. Early life Mor ...
is appointed Secretary of State for Family (under Bertrand); *
Christian Blanc Christian Blanc (born 17 May 1942) is a French politician and businessman. A former prefect, Blanc also worked as head of the RATP (1989-1992), Air France (1993-1997) and Merrill Lynch France (2000-2002). Blanc was elected to the National Ass ...
is appointed Secretary of State for the development of the ''«Région Capitale»'' (Region of Paris) (under Borloo); * Anne-Marie Idrac is appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Commerce (under Lagarde); *
Alain Joyandet Alain Joyandet (born 15 January 1954) is a French politician who was appointed Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony in the government of François Fillon from 18 March 2008 to July 2010. Prior to that, he was CEO of the Sociét ...
is appointed Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony to replace Jean-Marie Bockel (under Kouchner).


Changes of attributions – Ministers

* Jean-Louis Borloo – formerly Minister of State, Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development and Planning becomes Minister of State, Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning; * Christine Lagarde – formerly Minister of the Economy, Finance and Employment becomes Minister of the Economy, Industry and Employment; *
Brice Hortefeux Brice Hortefeux (born 11 May 1958) is a conservative French politician. He was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities. He was previously Minister for Labour, Labour Relations, the Family, Solidarity and Ur ...
– formerly Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Co-development becomes Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Solidary development; * Xavier Bertrand – formerly Minister of Labour, Social Relations and Solidarity becomes Minister of Labour, Social Relations, Family and Solidarity; *
Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, generally known as Roselyne Bachelot (née Narquin; born 24 December 1946) is a French politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and as Minister of Solida ...
– formerly Minister of Health, Youth Affairs and Sport becomes Minister of Health, Youth Affairs, Sport and Associations.


Changes of attributions – Secretaries of State

* Laurent Wauquiez formerly Spokesman of the Government, is appointed Secretary of State for Employment (under Lagarde); *
Luc Chatel Luc-Marie Chatel () (born on 15 August 1964 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from June 2009 to May 20 ...
formerly Secretary of State for Consumer affairs and Tourism is appointed Secretary of State for Consumer affairs and Industry, Spokesman of the Government (under Lagarde); *
Éric Besson Éric Besson (born 2 April 1958 in Marrakesh) is a French politician and businessman. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development in the government of François Fillon. He left the So ...
– Secretary of State for Economic Prospective and Evaluation of Public Policies is now also in charge of the Development of digital economy (under Fillon); * Jean-Marie Bockel – formerly Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony (under Kouchner), becomes Secretary of State for Defense and Veterans (under Morin); *
Alain Marleix Alain Marleix (born on 2 January 1946 in Paris) is a French politician. He was the Secretary of State for Veterans (France), Secretary of State for Veterans in the government of François Fillon from June 2007 to March 2008. From 2008 to 2010 he ...
– formerly Secretary of State for Veterans (under Morin) becomes Secretary of State for Local Collectivities (under Alliot-Marie); * Bernard Laporte – formerly Secretary of State for Sport becomes Secretary of State for Sport, Youth and Associations (under Bachelot-Narquin); *
Hervé Novelli Hervé Novelli (born 6 March 1949 in Paris) is a French politician of Italian origin, and a past member of the UDF group. He was a deputé in the Assemblée Nationale for the Indre-et-Loire département from 2002 to 2007, having previously been ...
– formerly Secretary of State for Companies and Foreign Commerce (under Lagarde) becomes Secretary of State for commerce, craft, small and medium companies, tourism and services (under Lagarde).


In December 2008

* Patrick Devedjian is appointed Minister under the Prime Minister in charge of the Implementation of the Recovery Plan; * Bruno Le Maire replaces Jean-Pierre Jouyet as Secretary of State for European Affairs.


In January 2009 – Xavier Bertrand becomes head of UMP

*
Brice Hortefeux Brice Hortefeux (born 11 May 1958) is a conservative French politician. He was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities. He was previously Minister for Labour, Labour Relations, the Family, Solidarity and Ur ...
becomes Minister of Labour, Social Relations, Solidarity and City to replace Xavier Bertrand; *
Éric Besson Éric Besson (born 2 April 1958 in Marrakesh) is a French politician and businessman. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development in the government of François Fillon. He left the So ...
becomes Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Solidary development; * Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet becomes Secretary of State for Economic Prospective and Development of digital economy (under Fillon); *
Christine Boutin Christine Boutin (, born 6 February 1944) is a French former politician leading the small French Christian Democratic Party (France), Christian Democratic Party. She served as a member of the French National Assembly representing Yvelines, fro ...
, formerly Minister of Housing and City becomes Minister of Housing; * Bernard Laporte becomes back Secretary of State for Sport; *
Martin Hirsch Martin Hirsch (born 6 December 1963 in Suresnes) is a French civil servant who was the former head of Emmaüs France, the former High Commissioner for Active Solidarity against Poverty, and the High Commissioner for Youth in the government o ...
becomes High Commissioner for Active Solidarities against Poverty and High Commissioner for Youth; *Létard, Amara, Morano and are now Secretaries of State with Hortefeux; *Woerth is now in charge of Evaluation of Public Policies; * Chantal Jouanno becomes Secretary of State for Ecology, replacing Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet.


In June 2009 – After the European parliamentary elections

* Jean-Louis Borloo – Minister of State, Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Sea, in charge of green technologies and of climate change negotiations; * Michèle Alliot-Marie – Minister of State, Keeper of the seals, Minister of Justice and Freedoms; *
Brice Hortefeux Brice Hortefeux (born 11 May 1958) is a conservative French politician. He was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities. He was previously Minister for Labour, Labour Relations, the Family, Solidarity and Ur ...
– Minister of the Interior, Overseas and Territorial Collectivities; *
Xavier Darcos Xavier Darcos (born 14 July 1947) is a French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour. An ''agrégé'' professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system, he has been Mayor of Périgueux, ...
– Minister of Labour, Social Relations, Family and Solidarity; *
Éric Wœrth Éric eʁikis a French masculine given name, the equivalent of English Eric. In French-speaking Canada and Belgium it is also sometimes unaccented, and pronounced "Eric" as English with the stress on the "i". A notable French exception is Erik Sa ...
– Minister of Budget, Public Accounting, Civil Servants and Reform of the State; *
Luc Chatel Luc-Marie Chatel () (born on 15 August 1964 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from June 2009 to May 20 ...
– Minister of National Education, Spokesman of the Government; * Bruno Le Maire – Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fishing; * Frédéric Mitterrand – Minister of Culture and Communication; * Michel Mercier – Minister of Rural Space and Spatial Planning; *
Henri de Raincourt Henri de Raincourt (born 17 November 1948) is a French politician who was Minister for Relations with Parliament (2009-2010) and Minister in charge of Co-operation (2010-2012) during Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidency. Previously a Senator represen ...
– Minister of Parliamentary Relations (under Fillon); * Christian Estrosi – Minister of Industry (under Lagarde); *
Valérie Létard Valérie Létard (born 13 October 1962 in Orchies, Nord) is a French politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) who served as Secretary of State for Solidarity in the government of François Fillon from 2007 to 2010. Politic ...
– Secretary of State (under Borloo) * Jean-Marie Bockel – Secretary of State (under Alliot-Marie); *
Hervé Novelli Hervé Novelli (born 6 March 1949 in Paris) is a French politician of Italian origin, and a past member of the UDF group. He was a deputé in the Assemblée Nationale for the Indre-et-Loire département from 2002 to 2007, having previously been ...
– Secretary of State for Commerce, Craftsmanship, Small and Medium Businesses, Tourism, Services and Consumer Rights (under Lagarde); * Rama Yade – Secretary of State for Sport (under Bachelot-Narquin); * Hubert Falco – Secretary of State for Defense and Veterans (under Morin); *
Nadine Morano Nadine Morano (; born 6 November 1963 in Nancy) is a French politician of the Republicans who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2014. She previously was a member of the National Assembly and a minister. Early life Mor ...
– Secretary of State for Family and Solidarity (under Darcos); * Pierre Lellouche – Secretary of State for European Affairs (under Kouchner); *
Nora Berra Nora Berra (born 21 January 1963, in Lyon) is a French physician and politician who served as Secretary of State for Seniors (2009-2010) and as Secretary of State for Health (2010-2012) in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 14 ...
– Secretary of State for the Elderly (under Darcos); *
Benoist Apparu Benoist Apparu (born 24 November 1969) is a French politician of The Republicans who served as Secretary of State for Housing under the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, in the F ...
– Secretary of State for Housing and City (under Borloo); *
Marie-Luce Penchard Marie-Luce Penchard (born 14 February 1959, in Gourbeyre) is a French politician from Guadeloupe and member of the UMP. She is the daughter of Lucette Michaux-Chevry, the historical leader of the right in Guadeloupe and the former President of ...
– Secretary of State for Overseas (under Hortefeux); *
Christian Blanc Christian Blanc (born 17 May 1942) is a French politician and businessman. A former prefect, Blanc also worked as head of the RATP (1989-1992), Air France (1993-1997) and Merrill Lynch France (2000-2002). Blanc was elected to the National Ass ...
– Secretary of State for the development of the ''«Région Capitale»'' (Region of Paris) (under Fillon). Composition du nouveau gouvernement
– 23-06-09 In addition: *Bernard Kouchner; *Christine Lagarde; *Patrick Devedjian; *Valérie Pécresse; *Hervé Morin; *Roselyne Bachelot; *Eric Besson; *Laurent Wauquiez; *Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet; *Dominique Bussereau; *Fadela Amara; *Alain Marleix; *Anne-Marie Idrac; *Alain Joyandet; *Chantal Jouanno; *Martin Hirsch; keep their current functions.


References

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