A fortune of 7 million euros, assets of 5 million euros, life insurance valued at 1.5 million euros… In the government of Gabriel Attal, now complete with 34 members, a minister out of two are millionaires, indicates Humanity.
17 millionaires in the Attal government
If the declarations of interests and assets of the new ministers will not be public by the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life (HATVP) for several months, the newspaper Humanity, based on archives, has already been able count 17 millionaires in the new government.
Half of the members of the government have assets of more than a million euros
According to the daily, by owning assets amounting to at least 716,000 euros, two-thirds of the government would be part of the 10% of the wealthiest French people. In fact, with more than 1.03 million euros, half of the government would be in the 5% of the richest. Among them, nine would even be in the richest 1%, that is to say assets of more than 2.2 million euros.
On the first step, Franck Riester
In order, Minister Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, is on the first step of the podium. His fortune, estimated at ten million euros, was built on the inheritance of garages and car dealerships created by an ancestor. In second place, the former Minister of National Education. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, now solely in charge of the Ministry of Sports, would have a fortune of seven million euros. Capital obtained thanks to free shares accumulated at Axa then Carrefour.
Followed by the Minister of Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti, and the Minister Delegate for Industry and Energy, Roland Lescure, both with assets valued at five million euros. Income which comes, for the first, from his former profession as a lawyer, from acting rights and from his time in the theater. A wealth which would come from his former profession at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for the second.
Aged 34, Gabriel Attal would have life insurance estimated at 1.5 million euros. Among the other government millionaires cited: Stanislas Guerini, Minister of Transformation and Public Service (four million euros in assets), Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate in charge of European Affairs (nearly four million euros in assets). heritage), Dominique Faure, Minister for Local Authorities and Rural Affairs (nearly two million euros in heritage), Nicole Belloubet, Minister of National Education and Youth (one million euros in heritage).
Without mentioning the amount of their assets, Rachida Dati, Olivia Grégoire, Fadila Khattabi, Sylvie Retailleau, Christophe Béchu and Marc Fesneau are also cited.