It offers a real return to politics. Roselyne Bachelot has just been appointed Minister of Culture in the government of Jean Castex. She replaces Franck Riester, strongly criticized for his silence during the coronavirus crisis.
Minister of Ecology first under Jacques Chirac, then Health in the government of Nicolas Sarkozy, Roselyne Bachelot is far from being unknown to politics. And the general public. Accused of having overestimated the A (H1N1) flu epidemic in 2009, she returned to grace during the coronavirus crisis.
Even withdrawn from political life for several years, she continues to be a face and a voice via the many shows in which she participates: D8, RMC, RTL ... Or that she hosts, as on LCI, with L'Heure de Bachelot , since 2017.
In terms of culture, we know she is passionate about opera. But it never officiated in responsibility in this sector. There are many projects ahead, however, and one particularly arduous: regaining the confidence of the artistic community, which has been very critical of its predecessor, especially since the health crisis.