Ayrault government

The Ayrault government was the 35th and 36th governments in the Fifth Republic of France, and headed by Jean-Marc Ayrault. The first Ayrault government was formed on 16 May 2012 by the presidential decree of President François Hollande.[1] It was composed of members from the Socialist Party (30), the EELV (2) and the Radical Party of the Left (2). This was the first French government to respect gender equality, with equal male and female posts except the Prime Minister. It lasted one month, until the June legislative elections, after which Ayrault submitted his resignation.

Ayrault governments

35th and 36th Government of France
Jean-Marc Ayrault
Date formed16 May 2012
Date dissolved9 March 2014
People and organisations
Head of stateFrançois Hollande
Head of governmentJean-Marc Ayrault
No. of ministers20
Member partiesSocialist Party
EELV
Radical Party of the Left
Walwari
Status in legislatureMajority
328 / 577 (57%)
History
PredecessorThird Fillon government
SuccessorFirst Valls government

Following the legislative victory, President Hollande immediately charged him with forming a new government, under Article 8 of the French Constitution. The second Ayrault government (cabinet #36) began on 18 June 2012.

Following a landslide defeat in the French mayoral elections, the second Ayrault government was dissolved on 31 March 2014.[2] Manuel Valls was chosen by Hollande to form the next cabinet.

Prime Minister
Post Name Party
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault PS

Ministers
Post Name Party
Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius PS
Minister of National Education Vincent Peillon PS
Minister of Justice
Keeper of the Seals		 Christiane Taubira Walwari (app. PRG)
Minister of the Economy and Finances Pierre Moscovici PS
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Marisol Touraine PS
Minister of Territorial and Housing Equality Cécile Duflot EELV
Minister of the Interior Manuel Valls PS
Minister of Foreign Trade Nicole Bricq PS
Minister of Productive Recovery Arnaud Montebourg PS
Delphine Batho Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Delphine Batho (until 2 July 2013) ;
Philippe Martin (since 2 July 2013)		 PS
Minister of Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue Michel Sapin PS
Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian PS
Minister of Culture and Communication Aurélie Filippetti PS
Minister of Higher Education and Research Geneviève Fioraso PS
Minister of Women's Rights
Spokesperson of the Government		 Najat Vallaud-Belkacem PS
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Stéphane Le Foll PS
Minister of State Reform, Decentralisation and Public Service Marylise Lebranchu PS
Minister of Overseas France Victorin Lurel PS
Minister of Crafts, Commerce and Tourism Sylvia Pinel PRG
Minister of Sports, Youth, Popular Education and Community Life Valérie Fourneyron PS

Junior Ministers
Post Ministry Name Party
Minister for the Budget Economy and Finances Jérôme Cahuzac (until 19 March 2013) ;
Bernard Cazeneuve (since 19 March 2013)		 PS
Minister for Educational Success National Education George Pau-Langevin PS
Minister for Relations with Parliament Prime Minister Alain Vidalies PS
Minister for the City Territorial and Housing Equality François Lamy PS
Minister for European Affairs Foreign Affairs Thierry Repentin PS
Minister for Seniors and Dependents Social Affairs and Health Michèle Delaunay PS
Minister for Social Economy, Solidarity and Consumption Economy and Finances Benoît Hamon PS
Minister for the Family Social Affairs and Health Dominique Bertinotti PS
Minister for the Disabled and the Fight against Exclusion Social Affairs and Health Marie-Arlette Carlotti PS
Minister for Development Foreign Affairs Pascal Canfin EELV
Minister for Vocational Training and Apprenticeships Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue Thierry Repentin PS
Minister for Francophones Foreign Affairs Yamina Benguigui PS
Minister for Transport, the Sea and Fisheries Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Frédéric Cuvillier PS
Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation and Digital Economy Productive Recovery Fleur Pellerin PS
Minister for Veterans Defence Kader Arif PS
Minister for Decentralisation State Reform, Decentralisation and Public Service Anne-Marie Escoffier PRG
Minister for Food Agriculture, Food and Forestry Guillaume Garot PS
Minister for French Expatriates Foreign Affairs Hélène Conway-Mouret PS

Roster changes
  • On 19 March 2013, Jérôme Cahuzac, Minister for the Budget, resigned following the opening of a judicial inquiry into money laundering, known as the Cahuzac affair. He was succeeded by Bernard Cazeneuve.
  • On 2 July 2013, François Hollande terminated Delphine Batho, Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, after she gave an interview contesting the government's budget choices. She was replaced by Philippe Martin.

References
  1. "Décret du 16 mai 2012 relatif à la composition du Gouvernement". Legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. Startin, Nick (28 January 2016). "France: FRANCE". European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook. 54 (1): 108–116. doi:10.1111/2047-8852.12086.
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