Shadow Cabinet of France

Shadow Cabinet

In France, although the formation of a shadow cabinet (French: contre-gouvernement) is neither compulsory nor common, several have been formed.

2013 Shadow Cabinet

Jean-Louis Borloo announces the creation of shadow cabinet of the Union of Democrats and Independents. Its composition is made official on June 15, 2013 during the first national council of the party.^[1]

Small Team

Coordinator: Yves Jégo
Business and Growth: Hervé Morin
Research, Innovation and Foresight: Nassimah Dindar
Agriculture, Forestry and Agri-food: Yannick Favennec
Social Affairs: Valérie Létard
Work and Professional Integration: Sonia de La Provôté
Territories and Sustainable Development: Bertrand Pancher
Overseas and Sea: Sonia Lagarde
Public Spending: Philippe Vigier
Teaching and Youth: Rama Yade
Culture, Communication and Digital: Catherine Morin-Desailly
Interior: Jean-Christophe Lagarde
Justice: François Zocchetto
Defense and Veterans: Philippe Folliot
Foreign Affairs and Global Public Goods: Chantal Jouanno
European Integration: Jean Arthuis

Large team

Tourism: Philippe Augier
Women’s Rights: Sophie Auconie
Africa and Francophonie: Jean-Marie Bockel
Social Integration and Secularism: Zohra Bitan
Communication and Media: Jean-Marie Cavada
Trade and Crafts: Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé
Sea, Fishing and Ocean: Jean-Yves de Chaisemartin
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Nathalie Delattre
Budget: Charles de Courson
Civil Service: Marianne Duranton
Transport: Stéphane Demilly
City: Arlette Fructus
Academic Success: Jean-Léonce Dupont
Youth: Edith Gallois
Higher Education: Laurent Hénart
Local Authorities: Sylvie Goy-Chavent
Crime Prevention: Grégoire Le Blond
Disabled People: Sylvie Guignard
Industry and Production: Maurice Leroy
Elderly People: Hélène Hautval
France’s Influence: Aymeri de Montesquiou
Associative Life: Olga Johnson
Housing: Michel Piron
Professional Training: Fabienne Lévy
Energy: Franck Reynier
Solidarity Economy: Véronique Marchet
Work and Employment: Arnaud Richard
Family: Véronique Marendat
Sports: François Rochebloine
Food: Assia Meddah
Equal Opportunities: Aziz Senni
Greater Paris and Metropolises: Dorothée Pineau
Apprenticeship and Youth Employment: Patrick Toulmet
Prison Conditions: Christine Robin
Foreign Trade: Michel Zumkeller
Consumption: Sylvie Smaniotto
Participatory Democracy: Christine de Veyrac

2018 Shadow Cabinet

On 21 November 2018, Laurent Wauquiez, president of The Republicans, the largest opposition party in Parliament, announced the formation of a shadow cabinet:^[2]