She is the first woman after Edith Cresson, 30 years ago (ANSA) The Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne, was appointed Prime Minister today by Emmanuel Macron, who immediately charged her with forming the new government. Sixty-one years old, La Borne - former Minister of Transport, then of Ecology, then of Labor - is the first female premier in France after Edith Cresson, who was appointed 30 years ago by the socialist president François Mitterrand.
The Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne, was appointed Prime Minister today by Emmanuel Macron, who immediately charged her with forming the new government.
Sixty-one years old, La Borne - former Minister of Transport, then of Ecology, then of Labor - is the first female premier in France after Edith Cresson, who was appointed 30 years ago by the socialist president François Mitterrand.