Amélie Verdier has been appointed head of the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) She succeeds Jérôme Fournel, who became chief of staff to the Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire. The 46-year-old senior civil servant joined the General Inspectorate of Finance in 2004 - at the same time as Emmanuel Macron -, then in 2007 the Budget Directorate at Bercy.
She was recruited in 2014 as general secretary of Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris.