PORTRAIT – Already in office under the previous government, this close friend of Emmanuel Macron will have the difficult task of supporting business leaders in the sector which is in full swing.
Soaring bankruptcies, increased competition from the United States, rising energy costs… being at the head of the Ministry of Industry is no easy task at the end of 2024. Not enough slow down Marc Ferracci, renowned for this position which he already occupied in the government of Michel Barnier. He is once again attached to the Ministry of the Economy which falls to Éric Lombard, until then general director of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations.
It is a long-time close friend of the head of state who remains in place. The two men met at Sciences Po and were each best man at the other's wedding. The trained economist was also one of the authors of Emmanuel Macron's program on employment and work issues in 2017. Finally, his wife, Sophie Ferracci, headed the office of the President of the Republic during his visit to Bercy in 2016.
In industry, this historical close friend of the president will have the difficult task of defending the policy…
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