President of France, Emmanuel Macron has appointed Elisabeth Borne as the nation’s new Prime Minister. She becomes the second woman to hold this position after Edith Cresson (1991-1992) under President Francois Mitterrand.
She joined Macron’s centrist party in 2017. She is a former Transport, Ecology and Labour minister. She has succeeded Jean Castex, who had led the French cabinet since July 2020 and resigned recently.