Elisabeth Borne is the twenty-fourth personality to lead the government since the beginning of the Fifth Republic.
Jacques Chirac having exercised the function twice (1974-1976 and 1986-1988), she made the twenty-fifth visit to Matignon.
How does his profile and his career stand among his predecessors?
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Borne is the tenth to belong to the outgoing team…
A novice at Matignon is rare.
Only one was appointed without having already been a minister or held any elected office: Georges Pompidou - he had nevertheless been De Gaulle's chief of staff.
And only four others had not sat in government before leading it: Pierre Mauroy in 1981, Jean-Marc Ayrault in 2012, Édouard Philippe in 2017 and Jean Castex in 2020.
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Élisabeth Borne was previously a minister for five years in a row, in three successive portfolios (Transport, Ecological and Solidarity Transition, and Labour, Employment and Integration).
Moreover, she is one of eleven – just under half of the holders – to belong…
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