In a statement shared on his X account on Friday, September 20, the resigning Minister of the Interior expressed his “deep gratitude” to the agents who have supported him over the past four years.
“I express my deepest respect to you.” In a long statement shared on his X account, Gérald Darmanin said goodbye to the Ministry of the Interior. Addressing the agents who have accompanied him for the past four years, the deputy from the North expressed his “deep gratitude” and its ““For more than four years, I had the honor of being your Minister of the Interior and I was able to see, every day, every night, your incredible dedication to the service of the French people and the State,” he wrote.
Looking back on the crises that his ministry has gone through during his mandate, such as the Covid-19 pandemic or the riots after Nahel’s death, the resigning minister is pleased to have still managed to “to profoundly transform this magnificent administration.”
“The organization, without any hitch,” of several events
Among the flagship measures adopted by Gérald Darmanin, he cites in particular the reform of the national police, the “separatism” law, the reform of the prefectural corps, as well as the recreation of the 11 mobile force units and the 239 gendarmerie brigades. Without forgetting the “huge successes” that he prepared with his teams: “The organisation, without any hitch, of the Rugby World Cup in 2023 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.”
“Your mobilization, your professionalism and your kindness have made France proud throughout the world, and for a long time to come,” confides the former mayor of Tourcoing, assuring that these years in the ministry were “the most beautiful and intense years of life”. “France is incredibly lucky to have you. Long live the Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories and its everyday heroes. Long live France”he concluded.
published on September 20 at 9:20 a.m., Lila Bruandet, 6Medias
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