In France, although the formation of a shadow cabinet (French: contre-gouvernement) is neither compulsory nor common, several have been formed.
2013 Shadow Cabinet Jean-Louis Borloo announces the creation of shadow cabinet of the Union of Democrats and Independents. Its composition is made official on June 15, 2013 during the first national council of the party..
Small Team
Coordinator: Yves Jégo Business and Growth: Hervé Morin Research, Innovation and Foresight: Nassimah Dindar Agriculture, Forestry and Agri-food: Yannick Favennec Social Affairs: Valérie Létard Work and Professional Integration: Sonia de La Provôté Territories and Sustainable Development: Bertrand Pancher Overseas and Sea: Sonia Lagarde Public Spending: Philippe Vigier Teaching and Youth: Rama Yade Culture, Communication and Digital: Catherine Morin-Desailly Interior: Jean-Christophe Lagarde Justice: François Zocchetto Defense and Veterans: Philippe Folliot Foreign Affairs and Global Public Goods: Chantal Jouanno European Integration: Jean Arthuis
Large team
Tourism: Philippe Augier Women’s Rights: Sophie Auconie Africa and Francophonie: Jean-Marie Bockel Social Integration and Secularism: Zohra Bitan Communication and Media: Jean-Marie Cavada Trade and Crafts: Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé Sea, Fishing and Ocean: Jean-Yves de Chaisemartin Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Nathalie Delattre Budget: Charles de Courson Civil Service: Marianne Duranton Transport: Stéphane Demilly City: Arlette Fructus Academic Success: Jean-Léonce Dupont Youth: Edith Gallois Higher Education: Laurent Hénart Local Authorities: Sylvie Goy-Chavent Crime Prevention: Grégoire Le Blond Disabled People: Sylvie Guignard Industry and Production: Maurice Leroy Elderly People: Hélène Hautval France’s Influence: Aymeri de Montesquiou Associative Life: Olga Johnson Housing: Michel Piron Professional Training: Fabienne Lévy Energy: Franck Reynier Solidarity Economy: Véronique Marchet Work and Employment: Arnaud Richard Family: Véronique Marendat Sports: François Rochebloine Food: Assia Meddah Equal Opportunities: Aziz Senni Greater Paris and Metropolises: Dorothée Pineau Apprenticeship and Youth Employment: Patrick Toulmet Prison Conditions: Christine Robin Foreign Trade: Michel Zumkeller Consumption: Sylvie Smaniotto Participatory Democracy: Christine de Veyrac
2018 Shadow Cabinet On 21 November 2018, Laurent Wauquiez, president of The Republicans, the largest opposition party in Parliament, announced the formation of a shadow cabinet: Foreign Affairs: Pascal Allizard Equality Women-Men and Fight Against Discriminations: Emmanuelle Anthoine Youth and Sports: Laurence Arribagé Housing: Thibault Bazin Liberal Professions: Valérie Bazin-Malgras Family: Valérie Beauvais Tourism: Émilie Bonnivard Policy of the City: Ian Boucard Justice: François-Noël Buffet Interior: Éric Ciotti Labour and Training: Pierre Cordier Spatial and Mountain Planning: Marie-Christine Dalloz Immigration: Pierre-Henri Dumont Agriculture: Laurent Duplomb Trade and Craft: Pascale Gruny Rurality: Guillaume Guérin Education: Patrick Hetzel Health: Philippe Juvin Culture: Brigitte Kuster Local Collectivities: Nicolas Lacroix Transports: Valérie Lacroute European Affairs: Constance Le Grip Overseas: David Lorion Public Finance: Véronique Louwagie Industry: Olivier Marleix Defence: Philippe Meunier Digital Economy: Christelle Morançais Intergenerational link and Older age: Sylviane Noël Cooperation and Development: Bérengère Poletti Disability: Aurélien Pradié Employment: Frédérique Puissat Ecology and Sustainable Development: Martial Saddier Higher Education: Antoine Savignat Energy: Raphaël Schellenberger
2023 Shadow Cabinet On May 14, 2023, Éric Ciotti announced the composition of his shadow cabinet:./
Coordinator: Annie Genevard Foreign Affairs and Europe: Michel Barnier Women's Rights: Nelly Garnier Youth, Sports and the Olympic Games: Virginie Duby-Muller Accommodation: Dominique Estrosi Sassone Family: Valérie Boyer Tourism: Émilie Bonnivard Economy and Reindustrialization: Justice: François-Noël Buffet Interior: Frédéric Péchenard Social Affairs, Disability and Work: Philippe Juvin Regional Planning: Guillaume Guérin Immigration: Nadine Morano Agriculture and Food Sovereignty: Julien Dive Trade and Crafts: Nicolas Forissier Rurality: Christine Bonfanti-Dossat Education: Max Brisson Health: Yannick Neuder Culture and Francophonie: Florence Portelli Local Authorities: Brigitte Barèges Transport: Philippe Tabarot Prison System: Muriel Jourda Overseas: Mansour Kamardine Public Accounts: Véronique Louwagie Companies: Valérie Bazin-Malgras Defense: Jean-Louis Thiériot Digital and Artificial Intelligence: Alexandra Borchio-Fontimp Civil Security: Françoise Dumont Training and Learning: Isabelle Périgault Identity, Secularism and Republican Values: Jacqueline Eustache-Brinio Waters and Forests: Nicolas Lacroix Environment: Antoine Vermorel-Marques Higher Education and Research: Patrick Hetzel Energy: Raphaël Schellenberger City: Pierre Oliver
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