Charles Guyard, edited by Ophélie Artaud 08:14, July 05, 2022

Elected to the Ministry of Ecological Transition on Monday, Christophe Béchu, close to Emmanuel Macron, succeeds Amélie de Montchalin.

He has also been mayor of Angers for eight years.

If the town has been designated "the greenest city in France", the Angevins remain divided on its action at the head of the city.

The government of Elisabeth Borne is complete.

41 ministers and secretaries of state, 19 incoming and five leaving.

Among the promoted, we find Christophe Béchu.

This close friend of Édouard Philippe succeeds Amélie de Montchalin at the Ministry of Ecological Transition.

He has also been the mayor of Angers for eight years.

Angevins rather divided on his action at the head of the city.

Ecological transition, "one of the three priorities of the mandate" in Angers

"In the eventual prospect that this majority succeeds itself, there are clearly holes in the racket that it would be advisable to be able to fill in", affirmed Christophe Béchu on September 7, at the LREM parliamentary days organized in his city.

The mayor of Angers then addressed a fairly clear call to Emmanuel Macron.

A closeness with the President led to the appointment of Minister of Ecological Transition on Monday.

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At the town hall of Angers, we welcome it.

"For me, this makes sense when you see the way things are developing in Angers", rejoices Hélène Cruypenninck, deputy for the environment of the municipality.

"The ecological transition is one of the three priorities of the 2020-2026 mandate."

“A very recent awareness”

Enthusiasm far from unanimous in Angers, yet designated the greenest city in France.

For the socialist municipal opponent Sylvia Camara-Tombini, Christophe Béchu has only inherited this situation.

“In terms of ecology, there has been an awareness which is still very recent. It seems important to me that we can appoint to the ministry people who have a minimum of experience in this field. very bad signal sent to ecology", she regrets.

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Christophe Béchu could return to Angers this Friday.

He has been expected there for a long time at the Terra Botanica floral park, the construction of which he initiated twelve years ago, when he chaired the department.