The new Minister Delegate to SMEs retains his delegate powers in charge of tourism, French from abroad and Francophonie.
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A few weeks ago, he imagined that he could face the storm without leaving the ship. Las, a few hours after the announcement of his conviction to six months of suspended prison with a three-year decline of three-year sentence for “incomplete or misleading declaration” of his heritage, the Minister delegate for small and medium-sized Companies (SMEs), Alain Grégéet presented, Wednesday, December 8, his resignation at Prime Minister Jean Castex and the Head of State, Emmanuel Macron. Accepting his departure, Mr. Castex welcomed the “spirit of responsibility that founded this decision” thanking Alain Griset for “the remarkable work done in the collective government, especially the highest in the health crisis.” The minister has indicated that I appealed.
From Faches-Thumesnil, in the North, the former taxi driver had joined the government in July 2020. Four months later, the High Authority of Public Life Transparency had seized justice, suspecting omission of 171,000 euros in his declaration of heritage. Treating “clumsiness”, the 68-year-old Minister had insured in September that he was going to stay at his ministry, “as long as the President trusted me”.
Asked about his trouble with justice, he said on September 16 on France Info: “This is an information you’ve known for more than a year, I do not think for more than a year I missed at the rendezvous that the President of the Republic set me “, before insisting:” I will continue until the President trusted me about this work. “
” Evidence. “
less than six months of the presidential election, scheduled on 10 and 24 April 2022, the maintenance of the minister in the government was, however, held “untenable”. His departure even seemed anticipated. If, mid-October, the Government spokesman Gabriel Attal, had ruled out to evoke the minister’s sentence, refusing to the microphone of RMC to make “fiction justice”, little imagined a favorable outcome. For the former President of the Chamber of Crafts and North Crafts.
“Once the pronounced condemnation, Alain Griset’s departure was obvious. Transparency is a cardinal virtue of Macronia”, argues an executive advisor. On Wednesday evening, Mr. Gréset was replaced by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, who also retains his delegate powers in charge of tourism, French from abroad and La Francophonie.
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