Olivier Dussopt consolidates his seat within the executive.
The one who joined Emmanuel Macron in the fall of 2017 after having been a PS deputy, was appointed Minister of Labour, Full Employment and Integration on Friday.
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Responsible for Public Accounts in the previous team, he succeeded at the age of 43 to become a pillar of the majority.
In the wake of Bruno Le Maire, he was on the front line during the health crisis.
Then by imposing himself at the head of Territories of Progress, the party which brings together the social democrats of macronie.
Reputed to be a hard worker while being discreet, he was cited as an example by Emmanuel Macron during the presidential campaign.
Which foreshadowed a promotion.
“
He's not a stage man, he admits that.
You shouldn't take that for a form of hesitation, ”
explained Clément Beaune, in a portrait dedicated to Olivier Dussopt last fall.
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Raised in a popular environment, this graduate of the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies climbed the ladder by winning in Annonay (Ardèche) in 2007. First as a deputy then as mayor.
While playing a role in the PS, in the shadow of Martine Aubry then Manuel Valls.
After having switched to macronie, he was able to gain the confidence of the then Prime Minister, Édouard Philippe.
The opening of an investigation in August 2020 for corruption, illegal taking of interests and favoritism could have made him waver.
She triggered after two lithographs were offered to her by a company.
But the President of the Republic has always retained his confidence in him.
He will have to manage the thorny pension reform and the extension of the legal retirement age.
One of the most risky appointments of the quinquennium.
