Lineup of New French Cabinet

France’s new President Francois Hollande announced a new cabinet members who will lead France on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Hollande the appointed half of 34 cabinet posts to women, as he had promised during the campaign.

From left of upper row: Fleur Pellerin, Junior Minister for SMEs, Innovations and Digital Economy; Marisol Touraine, Social Affairs and Health Minister; Geneviève Fioraso. Higher Education and Research Minister; Valérie Fourneyron, Sports Minister; George Pau-Langevin, Junior Minister for Educational Success; Nicole Bricq, Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy; Christiane Taubira, Justice Minister; Delphine Batho, Junior Minister for Justice; Cécile Duflot, Minister for Equality of Territories and Housing; Yamina Benguigui, Junior Minister for French Leaving Abroad and Francophony; Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Junior Minister for Disabled People; Marylise Lebranchu, State Reform, Decentralisation and Public Administration Minister; Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Minister for Women’s Rights and Government Spokesperson; Aurélie Filippetti, Minister for Culture and Communication; Michèle Delaunay, Junior Minister for the Elderly and Disabled; Sylvia Pinel, Junior Minister for Handicraft, Tourism and Trade; Dominique Bertinotti, Junior Minister for Family; Laurent Fabius, Foreign Affairs Minister; Pierre Moscovici: Economy, Finance and Foreign Trade Minister; Manuel Valls, Interior Minister; Kader Arif, Junior Minister for Veterans; Arnaud Montebourg, Industrial Recovery Minister; Pascal Canfin, Junior Minister for Foreign Countries and Development; Vincent Peillon, Education Minister; Jean-Yves Le Drian, Defence Minister; Benoît Hamon, Junior Minister for Social and Solidarity Economy; Bernard Cazeneuve, Junior Minister for European Affairs; Victorin Lurel: Minister for Overseas Territories; François Lamy, Junior Minister for Cities; Michel Sapin, Labour, Employment and Social Dialogue Minister; Stéphane Le Foll, Agriculture Minister; Jérôme Cahuzac, Junior Minister for Budget; Alain Vidalies: Minister in charge of Relations with the Parliament; Frédéric Cuvillier, Junior Minister for Transports and Maritime Economy; Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister.

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