New French Cabinet

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30954, 10 January 1966, Page 11

New French Cabinet

(NZ. Press Assn—Copyright) PARIS, Jan. 9. President de Gaulle formally began his second seven-year term in office yesterday. The inauguration ceremony at the Elysee Palace was short and solemn. It lasted seven ; minutes and was attended by 1 fewer than 50 people. The President’s first act afterwards was to ask the Premier (Mr Pompidou) to remain at the head of the new Government

The new Cabinet list, officially announced in the afternoon, had been drawn up after days of intensive backstage power struggling among the President’s main supporters.

The most important changes were:

The return of the former Premier (Mr Debre), who will be Minister of Economy and Finance, with large specially-defined powers in all fields of economic endeavour. The departure of Mr Giscard Destaing, the former Finance Minister, whose austerity policies of price controls and tight credits were a political liability to President de Gaulle in last month’s elections.' Mr Debre is identified in the public mind with more “liberal" policies. The appointment of Mr Edgar Faure as Agriculture Minister. Mr Faure is a nonGaullist former Premier who is popular with many farm organisations which have criticised President de Gaulle’s policy on Europe. He is reported to be anxious to see the European agricultural market revived as soon as possible.

The new Government is: Prime Minister, Mr Pompidou: Minister in charge of Cultural Affairs. Mr Andre Malraux: Minister in charge of Administrative Reform. Mr Louis Joxe; Minister in charge of Overseas Territories and De-

partments: General Pierre Billotte. Ministers. Justice: Mr Jean Foyer. Economy and Finance: Mr Debre. Foreign Affairs: Mr Couve de Murville. Interior: Mr Roger Frey. Armed Forces: Mr Pierre Messmer. Public Works and House: Mr Edgar Pisani. Agriculture: Mr Faure. Education: Mr Christian Fouchet. Industry: Mr Raymond Marcellin. Social Affairs (labour and health): Mr Jean Marcel Jeanneney. Former Servicemen: Mr Alexandre Sanguinetti. Posts and Telecommunications: Mr Jaques Marette. Minister delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of Scientific Research and Atomic and Space Affairs: Mr Alain Pyrefitte. Minister for Youth and Sports: Mr Francois Missoffe. Secretary of State attached to the Prime Minister’s office in charge of information: Mr Yvon Bourges. In charge of relations with Parliament: Mr Pierre Dumas.

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Mr Jean de Broglie. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Co-operation: Mr Jean Charbonnel. Secretary of State for the Budget: Mr Robert Boulin. Secretary of State for Foreign Trade: Mr Charles Chambrun. Secretary of State for Home Affairs: Mr Andre Bord. Secretary of State for National Education: Mr Michel Habibdeloncle. Secretary of State for Transport: Mr Andre Bettencourt. Secretary of State for Housing: Mr Rolan Nungesser.