who is Éric Lombard, the new Minister of Economy and Finance?

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He was entrusted with the Ministry of Economy and Finance. François Bayrou has chosen this Monday, December 23, 2024 Eric Lombard to replace the resigning minister Antoine Armand.

A long career in the banking sector

Éric Lombard is currently the general director of the Caisse des Dépôts, an institution which is the financial arm of the State. He has held this position since 2017, after being appointed by Emmanuel Macron in the Council of Ministers.

Eric Lombard was born in 1958. He studied at the HEC business school before starting his career at BNP Paribas.

He then served as advisor to the spokesperson for Michel Rocard's second government from 1989. He then advised the Minister for Justice and then the Minister of the Economy and Finance between 1991 and 1993.

But he quickly returned to the banking sector and more particularly to BNP Paribas. He held executive functions there until 2013. Then after a few years as director of the Generali insurance company, he was appointed to the Caisse des Dépôts.

Eric Lombard was made a knight of the Legion of Honor in 2014 and then an officer in 2023.

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