China News Service, July 3, according to foreign media reports, the French Presidential Palace said that Prime Minister Edward Philip and his government submitted their resignations on the 3rd, and President Macron has accepted it.
Data map: French Prime Minister Philip.
According to public information on the French government website, Philip was born in Rouen on November 28, 1970.
In 1992, he graduated from the Paris School of Political Science.
In 1994, he served as an artillery officer.
From 1997 to 2002, he was a member of the French State Council.
From October 2010 to May 2017, he served as mayor of Le Havre.
In May 2017, Macron appointed Philip as prime minister after taking office as French president.
On June 28, 2020, Philip was re-elected as mayor of Le Havre. French law allowed Philip to continue as prime minister, and appointed members of his campaign team as mayor of Le Havre. Whether Philip himself will assume the post of mayor depends on the prospects of the French government’s reorganization.
On July 3, 2020, Philip resigned as prime minister.