Prime Minister Jean Castex confirmed that MoDem president François Bayrou had been appointed, this Thursday, September 3, high commissioner for Planning, as Emmanuel Macron announced last week.
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I can confirm that Mr. Bayrou was appointed this morning, on my proposal, in the Council of Ministers General Planning Commissioner
", declared Mr. Castex, an appointment which marks the rebirth of the Planning Commission, in force from 1946 to 2006 .