It was one of the characters in the most powerful of the State to the point of being called ” the First minister bis “. According to our information, several sources at the top of the State, the secretary general of the government, Marc Guillaume has been relieved of his duties at the request of Jean Castex. He occupied this strategic position – the secretary general is responsible for coordinating the work of government from an administrative point of view – since 2015. In the first part of the quinquennium, he worked in close collaboration with Benoît Ribadeau-Dumas, the director of the cabinet of Édouard Philippe when it last was at Matignon.

Marc Guillaume was little appreciated by the members of the government. He was accused of rewriting of A to Z the texts and to slow down the reforms. “This is a huge coup on the part of Jean Castex, and a true breakdown, analysis, an advisor to be able to. Guillaume was seen as a real strength of resistance. It is the sign of a recovery in hand to lift the brakes. “Those who thought that Jean Castex, product of the same promotion of the ENA (Victor Hugo 1991), Marc Guillaume, would a single employee have for their charges.

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Marc Guillaume will be replaced by Claire Landais, secretary general of Defence and national Security.

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