The First Valls government was the thirty-seventh government in the Fifth Republic of France. It was led by Manuel Valls, who was appointed prime minister of France on 31 March 2014. It was composed of 15 ministers from the Socialist Party (PS) and two from the Radical Party of the Left (PRG).Gouvernement Valls : tous les ministres, tous les postes Le Point. Retrieved 2 April 2014 It was the third cabinet declared by President Hollande and replaced the second Ayrault Cabinet. It was established following the 2014 French municipal elections.
Europe Ecology – The Greens, who had been part of the Ayrault Cabinet, chose not to be part of the cabinet. The Socialist Party, with 290 representatives, and the Radical Party of the Left, with 16 representatives, together have 306 of the 577 representatives in the National Assembly.Emmanuel Berretta (2 April 2014)Remaniement : Manuel Valls a-t-il une majorité à l'Assemblée ? Le Point. Retrieved 7 April 2014
The cabinet was smaller than the preceding Ayrault Cabinet, and one of the smallest of the fifth republic,Bastien Bonnefous et al (2 April 2014) Le nouveau gouvernement conforte les poids lourds hollandais Le Monde. Retrieved 7 March 2014 having 16 full ministers as opposed to the 20 in the Ayrault Cabinet.Pallaver, Noé, Barra (2 April 2014) Qui sont les seize ministres du gouvernement de Manuel Valls ? La Voix du Nord
Valls came from the position as minister of the interior, and 14 other ministers also held positions as ministers or junior ministers in the outgoing Ayrault Cabinet. Nine ministers kept the same ministry (with some change in portfolio for some), including Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian.
Two ministers had not been part of the Ayrault Cabinet: Ségolène Royal, who had previously been a minister in the Bérégovoy Cabinet and junior minister in the Jospin Cabinet, and François Rebsamen, who came from the position as leader of the Socialist Party group in the French Senate was included in a cabinet for the first time, becoming minister of labour.
Apart from the prime minister, the cabinet had full gender parity, with eight female and eight male ministers.
The average age of government ministers at the time of appointment was 54,Geoffroy Clavel, "Gouvernement Valls: une équipe 'de combat' socialiste signée Hollande", Huffington Post, 2 April 2014. with Laurent Fabius at 67 being the oldest and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem at 36 being the youngest."Gouvernement Valls : quel est le parcours des 16 ministres ?", Sud-Ouest, 2 April 2014
On 9 April 2014, fourteen secretaries of states were appointed. They included Fleur Pellerin, who was deputy minister in Ayrault's cabinet, and First Secretary of the French Socialist Party Harlem Désir who both became secretaries to the foreign minister."Nos portraits des 14 secrétaires d'Etat", Le Monde, 9 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014
Born in Barcelona and becoming a French national in 1982, aged 19, Valls is the first French prime minister during the Fifth Republic who was not born a French citizen.AFP (2 April 2014) Manuel Valls, premier Premier ministre à ne pas être né français Libération.
Prime minister PostNamePartyPrime MinisterPS
Ministers PostNamePartyMinister of Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentPSMinister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and EnergyPSMinister of National Education, Higher Education and ResearchPSMinister of JusticeKeeper of the SealsPRGMinister of Finance and Public AccountsPSMinister of Economy, Recovery of Productivity and Digital AffairsPSMinister of Social AffairsPSMinister of Labour, Employment and Social DialoguePSMinister of DefencePSMinister of the InteriorPSMinister of Women's Rights, Urbanity, Youth Affairs and SportsPSMinister of Decentralisation, State Reform and Public ServicePSMinister of Culture and CommunicationPSMinister of Agriculture, Agrifood and Forestry, Government SpokespersonPSMinister of Housing and Territorial DevelopmentPRGMinister of Overseas FrancePS
Secretary of State PostMinistryNamePartySecretary of State for Relations with ParliamentPrime MinisterPSSecretary of State for Foreign Trade and Tourism PromotionMinister of Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentPSSecretary of State for European AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentPSSecretary of State Development and FrancophonieMinister of Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentPRGSecretary of State for Transport, Marine and FisherieEcology, Sustainable Development and EnergyPSSecretary of State for Higher Education and ResearchMinister of National Education, Higher Education and ResearchPSSecretary of State for the BudgetMinister of Finance and Public AccountsPS Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, Consumer and Social Economy and SolidarityMinister of Finance and Public AccountsValérie Fourneyron (until 3 June 2014) ;Carole Delga (since 3 June 2014)PSState Secretary for Digital EconomyMinister of Finance and Public AccountsPSSecretary of State for VeteransDefencePSSecretary of State for Territorial ReformMinister of Decentralisation, State Reform and Public ServicePS Secretary of State for Family, Elderly People and selfSocial Affairs and HealthPSState Secretary for the DisabledSocial Affairs and HealthPSSecretary of State for SportsMinister of Women's Rights, Urbanity, Youth Affairs and SportPRG
Changes
On 3 June 2014, Valérie Fourneyron, Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, Consumer and Social Economy and Solidarity, resigns for health reasons. She is replaced by Carole Delga.
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