First Philippe government explained

Cabinet Name:	First Philippe government
Cabinet Type:	Government
Cabinet Number:	40th
Jurisdiction:	French Fifth Republic
Flag Border:	true
Flag:	Flag of France.svg
Date Formed:	15 May 2017
Date Dissolved:	19 June 2017
Government Head Title:	Prime Minister
Government Head:	Édouard Philippe
Other Government Minister Title:	Ministers of State
State Head Title:	President of the Republic
State Head:	Emmanuel Macron
Members Number:	18
Political Parties:	REM MoDem PRG LR dissidents PS dissidents
Previous:	Cazeneuve
Successor:	Philippe II

The first Philippe government (French: Gouvernement Édouard Philippe I) was the fortieth government of the French Fifth Republic. It was the first government formed by Édouard Philippe under President Emmanuel Macron, prior to the 2017 legislative election.

Context of formation

On 15 May 2017, Édouard Philippe was appointed as Prime Minister by President Emmanuel Macron.^[1]

Composition

Initial

Post	Name	Party
Prime Minister	Édouard Philippe		LR^[2]
Ministers of State
Minister of State, Minister of the Interior	Gérard Collomb		PS
Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition	Nicolas Hulot		SE
Minister of State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice	François Bayrou		MoDem
Ministers
Minister of the Armed Forces	Sylvie Goulard		MoDem
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs	Jean-Yves Le Drian
Minister of Territorial Cohesion	Richard Ferrand		LREM
Minister for Solidarity and Health	Agnès Buzyn		SE
Minister of Culture	Françoise Nyssen		SE
Minister of the Economy	Bruno Le Maire		LR
Minister of National Education	Jean-Michel Blanquer		SE
Minister of Labour	Muriel Pénicaud		SE
Minister of Agriculture and Food	Jacques Mézard		PRG
Minister of Public Action and Accounts	Gérald Darmanin		LR
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation	Frédérique Vidal		SE
Minister for Overseas France	Annick Girardin		PRG
Minister of Sport	Laura Flessel-Colovic		SE

Deputy Ministers

Post	Attached minister	Name	Party
Minister for Transport	Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition	Élisabeth Borne		SE
Minister for European Affairs	Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs	Marielle de Sarnez		MoDem

Secretaries of State

Post	Attached minister	Name	Party
Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament, Government Spokesman	Prime Minister	Christophe Castaner		LREM
Secretary of State for Gender Equality	Prime Minister	Marlène Schiappa		LREM
Secretary of State for Disabled People	Prime Minister	Sophie Cluzel		SE
Secretary of State for the Digital Sector	Prime Minister	Mounir Mahjoubi		LREM

Gallery

Ministers of State

Portrait	Post	Name		Party
	width=60%	Minister of State, Minister of the Interior		width=27%	Gérard Collomb	width=7%	LREM
	width=60%	Minister of State, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition		width=27%	Nicolas Hulot	width=7%	SE
	width=60%	Minister of State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice		width=27%	François Bayrou	width=7%	MoDem

Ministers

Portrait	Post	Name		Party
	width=60%	Minister of the Armed Services		width=27%	Sylvie Goulard	width=7%	LREM
	width=60%	Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs		width=27%	Jean-Yves Le Drian	width=7%	PS
	width=60%	Minister of Territorial Cohesion		width=27%	Richard Ferrand	width=7%	LREM
	width=60%	Minister for Solidarity and Health		width=27%	Agnès Buzyn	width=7%	LREM
	width=60%	Minister of Culture		width=27%	Françoise Nyssen	width=7%	DVG
	width=60%	Minister of the Economy		width=27%	Bruno Le Maire	width=7%	LREM
	width=60%	Minister of National Education		width=27%	Jean-Michel Blanquer	width=7%	LREM
	width=60%	Minister of Labour		width=27%	Muriel Pénicaud	width=7%	LREM
	width=60%	Minister of Agriculture and Food		width=27%	Jacques Mézard	width=7%	PRG
	width=60%	Minister of Public Action and Accounts		width=27%	Gérald Darmanin	width=7%	LREM
	width=60%	Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation		width=27%	Frédérique Vidal	width=7%	Ind.
	width=60%	Minister for Overseas France		width=27%	Annick Girardin	width=7%	PRG
	width=60%	Minister of Sport		width=27%	Laura Flessel-Colovic	width=7%	LREM

Deputy Ministers

Image	Post	Attached minister	Name		Party
	width=35%	Minister for Transport	width=25%	Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition		width=27%	Élisabeth Borne	width=7%	LREM
	width=35%	Minister for European Affairs	width=25%	Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs		width=27%	Marielle de Sarnez	width=7%	MoDem

Secretaries of State

Portrait	Post	Attached minister	Name		Party
	width=35%	Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament, Government Spokesman	width=25%	Prime Minister		width=27%	Christophe Castaner	width=7%	LREM
	width=35%	Secretary of State for Gender Equality	width=25%	Prime Minister		width=27%	Marlène Schiappa	width=7%	LREM
	width=35%	Secretary of State for Disabled People	width=25%	Prime Minister		width=27%	Sophie Cluzel	width=7%	LREM
	width=35%	Secretary of State for the Digital Sector	width=25%	Prime Minister		width=27%	Mounir Mahjoubi	width=7%	LREM

External links

• Official announcement

Notes and References

1. News: Le premier ministre Philippe prépare " un gouvernement rassembleur de compétences ". Le Monde. 15 May 2017. 15 May 2017.
2. [Bernard Accoyer]