Health Minister Aurélien Rousseau, opposed to the immigration law, resigned from the government this Thursday, confirmed spokesperson Olivier Véran. Former chief of staff to Élisabeth Borne, he was appointed Minister of Health just five months ago, on July 20, succeeding emergency doctor François Braun.
Government spokesperson Olivier Véran confirmed on Wednesday the resignation of Minister of Health Aurélien Rousseau, “absent this morning at the Council of Ministers”, replaced “in the interim” by the current Minister Delegate in charge of health professions Agnès Firmin Le Bodo. “There is no ministerial revolt movement,” assured Olivier Véran, during the report of the Council of Ministers, the day after the vote in Parliament on the immigration bill, strongly criticized by the left and applauded by the right. and the far right.
Former chief of staff of Élisabeth Borne
Aurélien Rousseau, 47, was appointed Minister of Health just five months ago, on July 20, succeeding emergency doctor François Braun. He was previously chief of staff to Élisabeth Borne at Matignon. Agnès Firmin Le Bodo, 55, pharmacist and member of Edouard Philippe’s Horizons party, was until now deputy minister responsible for territorial organization and health professions since July 2022.
“I have a lot of esteem, a lot of friendship” for Aurélien Rousseau “and I thank him for what he has put in place and continued” declared Olivier Véran. “The choice to resign is not an easy choice,” he added, after hours of rumors reporting the departure of Aurélien Rousseau, following the vote on the Immigration bill in Parliament on Tuesday evening. “Perhaps the paths are tortuous which lead to endorsing the idea of one’s own resignation.”