This file photo taken on July 7, 2020 shows Gabriel Attal at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)
PARIS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee.
In a short press release, the Elysee noted that the President of the Republic appointed Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister, and tasked him with forming a government.
From 2020 to 2022, Attal served as the spokesperson of the government of former Prime Minister Jean Castex, then he became Minister Delegate for the Budget of former Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's government.
Having served as Minister of National Education and Youth since July 2023, Gabriel Attal becomes, at the age of 34, the youngest prime minister in France's Fifth Republic.
A ceremony of power transfer is scheduled in Hotel Matignon, official residence of the Prime Minister of France. ■
This file photo taken on May 7, 2022 shows Gabriel Attal at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
This file photo taken on May 7, 2022 shows Gabriel Attal at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
This file photo taken on July 7, 2020 shows Gabriel Attal at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)
This file photo taken on May 7, 2022 shows Gabriel Attal at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
This file photo taken on May 7, 2022 shows Gabriel Attal at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Gabriel Attal (3rd, L) attends the ceremony of power transfer in Hotel Matignon, official residence of the Prime Minister of France, in Paris, France, Jan. 9, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Photo by Rit Heize/Xinhua)
Gabriel Attal (R, Front) delivers a speech at the ceremony of power transfer in Hotel Matignon, official residence of the Prime Minister of France, in Paris, France, Jan. 9, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Photo by Rit Heize/Xinhua)
