Christian Gravel, 49, has submitted his resignation to the Ministry of the Interior. The Marianne Fund has been at the heart of a controversy in recent months.
The structure was launched in 2020 by Marlène Schiappa. It is supposed to finance associations fighting against radicalization and separatism. But it is suspected of having mainly benefited the Union of Physical Education and Military Preparation Societies (USE PPM) The Senate had launched a commission of inquiry into the fund's management.