Government Francois Fillon (1)

The first government Francois Fillon , first government of the president Nicolas Sarkozy, set up on May 18th, 2007, was replaced on June 18th, 2007 by the second government Fillon.

Composition

The government named on May 18th, 2007 comprises fifteen Ministre S, four Secretaries of State and a Haut-commissaire.

Opening in the center and on the left
Nicolas Sarkozy, during his program, announced his will to register his government in a step of “opening” towards other parties, in particular those of the center or left. He counts a minister, two Secretaries of State and a High-Commissioner resulting from the left or marked on the left (respectively Bernard Kouchner, Eric Besson, Jean-Pierre Jouyet and Martin Hirsch), as well as a minister resulting from the center (Herve Morin). A third of the ministers of this government is however of former members of the government of Dominique de Villepin and two thirds are former members of the governments of the second mandate of Jacques Chirac.

Parity men women
The government comprises seven women out of fifteen Ministre S. the four Secretaries of State and the Haut-commissaire is men. The share of women members of the government is of 37%.

professional Origines

  • Four énarque S only belongs to this government.

Reactions

  • the creation of a ministry associating the question of immigration and the national identity, very décriée during the electoral campaign, also caused many criticisms a posteriori. The association of the " terms; Immigration " and " National identity " was criticized so much at the national level (resignation on May 18th, 2007 of 8 academics members of the authorities of the national Cité of the history of immigration; critics of MRAP, the catholic Committee against the hunger and for the development…), that with the international level (Doudou Diene, special protractor of UNO against racism, in front of the Council of the human rights of UNO a " saw there; vulgarizing of the racisme" .)

  • the nomination of members of the opposition within this government has sucity various reactions. For example, François Holland affirmed that Bernard Kouchner was going to be the subject of a procedure of exclusion of the PS.

Composition by protocolar order

By an official statement of the Elysium, the composition of the government was announced the May 18th 2007 at 9 a.m. 40 by the general secretary of the Elysium Claude Guéant.

The June 18th 2007, in accordance with the republican tradition of the legislative shortly after election, the Prime Minister Francois Fillon gives to the president of the Republic Nicolas Sarkozy the resignation of her government. This last charges it with recreating a government of which it will be with the head.

Minister of state

Ministers

Secretaries of State

  • Secretary of State near the Prime Minister, charged with the Relations with the Parliament: Roger Karoutchi (UMP)
  • Secretary of State near the Foreign Minister and European, charged with the European Businesses: Jean-Pierre Jouyet (ex- PS)
  • Secretary of State near the Prime Minister, in charge with the Futurology and the Evaluation of the public policies: Eric Besson (ex- PS)
  • Secretary of State near the minister of state, Minister for Ecology, the Development and Installation durable, charged with the Transport: Dominique Bussereau (UMP)

High-Commissioner

Composition by functional order

  • Prime Minister: Francois Fillon
    • Secretary of State, charged with the Relations with the Parliament: Roger Karoutchi
    • Secretary of State, in charge with the Futurology and the Evaluation of the public policies: Eric Besson
    • High-Commissioner with active solidarity against poverty: Martin Hirsch

Chronology

Year 2007

The decision of Nicolas Sarkozy, president of the Republic, to appoint Francois Fillon Prime Minister was announced Thursday May 17th 2007 (communicated of the Elysium published in 9:50).

The president of the Republic, on a proposal from the Prime Minister, by the decree of May 18th, 2007 relating to the composition of the government fixed competences of the ministries and at appointed the new ministers.

The government Francois Fillon , first government of the president Nicolas Sarkozy, was announced Friday May 18th 2007 with 9:40, by Claude Guéant, general secretary of the Elysium.

The Making of the capacities between Dominique de Villepin, having resigned of its station of Prime Minister, and Francois Fillon took place Thursday May 17th at 11 a.m.

May 23rd, the Prime Minister took part in the great meeting of UMP in Marseilles. He recalled his attachment by the vote for all and announced that all the members of its government are candidates with the legislative : “When one is beaten, that wants to say that one does not have the support of the people and that one cannot remain with the government (...) My place will be that of the organizer of the majority and the political project of the government. ”

The June 18th 2007, shortly after the second turn of the legislative elections and in accordance with the constant use under the Fifth Republic, Francois Fillon presents the resignation of the government to the president of the Republic, which immediately invites it to form a new government. The UMP preserves the absolute majority at the French National Assembly. Alain Juppe, number two of the Government, announces its Démission following its defeat with the legislative elections.

Sets of themes

Teaching

Autonomy of the universities

  • In July 2007, vote of the law on the autonomy of the universities, which is according to the Prime Minister “the most important reform of the legislature”.
  • principal Points: recruitment of the teachers, freedom of university-companies agreements, freedom of university-organizations agreements of research without asking the authorization supervisions.

Report card

  • Beginning of the negotiations at the end of May - at the beginning of June 2007
  • In September, coming into effect of the first easings.

Economy

GDF-Suez fusion

  • At the beginning of July 2007, end of the period of examination of the “various possible options”. The principle of fusion is considered to be “valid” but there exist “other options”.

Minimum service

  • Beginning of the negotiations at the end of May - at the beginning of June 2007. In September, proposal of a text “if the things are not made at the end of the summer. ”

Europe

Simplified institutional treaty

At the request of Jose Manuel Barroso, the term of " minitraité" , too judged minimalist, is abandoned for term of " treaty simplifié" , more consensual. The eighteen countries having ratified the text do not want a treaty minimalist, of a “treaty to the reduction”, the most savage adversaries are Spain, Italy and Luxembourg.

Nicolas Sarkozy modified her position while agreeing to open the negotiation on the contents of this simplified treaty. This new treaty would cover:

  • part I on the institutional innovations (president of the European Union, European Minister for the Foreign affairs, decision making by the double majority, extension of the vote in the majority),
  • the charter of the basic rights,
  • elements of part III devoted to the policies, with the policies on immigration, energy and the fight against the climate change.

Accession of Turkey

The “Turkish question” seems to appear secondary compared to the need for leaving the dead end constitutional, free for the president with releasing ballast on this question, which seems confirmed by the setting with the variation of the Cabinet of two politicians (UMP Patrick Devedjian and Alain Lamassoure, solved adversaries of the accession of Turkey), by the setting in front of two others rather in favor (ex-PS, Bernard Kouchner and Jean-Pierre Jouyet) and by the fact that Nicolas Sarkozy would be ready to accept the opening of new chapters (3 out of 35) of negotiations, envisaged on June 26th, 2007. However “to open a chapter, it is a technical act, it to close, it is a political act (...) I do not see the utility for the European who I am to go to put the question whereas we have such an amount of bread on the board (...) I do not refuse the debate but that would be counterproductive today to have it”.

Independence of the European central bank

Nicolas Sarkozy stated to want “to respect its statutes”, but estimating that “it is necessary that Eurogroupe obtains an economic government”.

Taxation

Tax shield with 50%

  • Law having to be voted during the extraordinary session from June 30th to August 10th, 2007.

Deduction of the interests of real loan of the assessed income

  • Law having to be voted during the extraordinary session from June 30th to August 10th, 2007.

Suppression of the death taxes

  • Law having to be voted during the extraordinary session from June 30th to August 10th, 2007.

Tax cut on the companies

  • Law having to be voted during the extraordinary session from June 30th to August 10th, 2007.

Public deficits

The advertisement was made, on May 23rd, 2007, of a pause in the reductions of the public deficits, the Minister for the budget Eric Woerth having stated to be ready with “ to accept the deficits to finance the investment ”, thus breaking with the top priority of the preceding government of Dominique de Villepin.

Safety

Sorrows floors for the multirecidivists

  • Law having to be voted during the extraordinary session from June 30th to August 10th, 2007.

Lowering of the legal majority

  • Law having to be voted during the extraordinary session from June 30th to August 10th, 2007.

Work

Single contract of work

  • Beginning of the negotiations at the end of May - at the beginning of June 2007. The trade-union organizations have “until the end of the year to work on this question. ”

Desfiscalisation of overtime

The Défiscalisation of overtime will be translated for the employees by a complete exoneration of taxes and for the companies by a fixed price reducing the overcost of overtime. This Law must be voted during the extraordinary session from June 30th to August 10th, 2007.

New social exemptions from charges

  • Law having to be voted during the extraordinary session from June 30th to August 10th, 2007.

Employment of the young people in suburbs

  • Divers decrees should be taken during the summer 2007.
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