It was therefore to Jean Castex that Emmanuel Macron decided to entrust the reins of the new government. Haloed by a management deemed successful of the deconfinement, the Gersois, unknown to the general public, was "bombed" in Matignon on Friday, following the resignation of Edouard Philippe, in the morning.
This 54-year-old senior official, enarque and advisor to the Court of Auditors, is no stranger to power. Qualified as a “Swiss knife” by his relatives, he notably worked in Health with Xavier Bertrand between 2005 and 2008, as well as at the Elysée Palace as an advisor to Nicolas Sarkozy.
His name had already been mentioned as a possible joker to replace Gérard Colomb who resigned at Beauvau, at the end of 2018, but the morocco had finally returned to Christophe Castaner. It was ultimately to him, who has since become an interministerial delegate to the 2024 Olympic Games, that Edouard Philippe turned to organize the very strategic deconfinement started on May 11 last. A mission deemed successful by most observers, and which therefore opened the doors ... to Matignon.
