Legacy ministers published, Frank Riester at the head of the richest

What is the exact legacy of the government? The Higher Authority for Public Transparency (HATVP) published on the Internet this Thursday evening the asset declarations of 43 members of the Elizabeth Bourne government, ministers, minister delegates and secretaries of state, reflecting the diversity of their backgrounds and circumstances.

It was the inevitability of this publication that hastened the government’s resignation on Monday of Delegate Minister for Local Affairs Caroline Kaye, who disagreed with HATVP. Top management sued Tuesday for a “false valuation” of Caroline Kaye’s assets, as well as for “tax evasion”, which the former minister disputes.

Prime Minister Elisabeth Born, a polytechnic and notably a former head of the RATP, said she owns two apartments in Paris and the Haute-Seine, totaling $1.3 million, including more than €50,000 still owed to the bank. She also has several life insurance policies totaling over €250,000 and a Citroën car worth €10,780.

Disagreements between ministers

On the side of the richest, Minister Delegate for Budget Gabriel Attal declares life insurance in excess of 1.4 million euros. His European affairs colleague Lawrence Boone owns shares and stock options in the insurance company Axa worth about 500,000 euros. Its supervising minister, Catherine Colonna, declares more than 700,000 euros in life insurance.

Eric Dupont-Moretti (Justice), a former lawyer, owns a €13,000 Rolex watch and a €25,000 “sovereign chronometer” Journe. He also owns two Harley Davidson cars, including a motorcycle (€41,000) and a Bentley (€55,000).

Energy Transition Minister Agnès Pannier-Runache, recently questioned about the shares her children own in a company not listed on her declaration of interest and whose funds are partly in tax havens, says he has a comfortable legacy. Half-owner of two Parisian apartments, she has nearly €400,000 in life insurance and €1.1 million in several savings accounts.

Frank Riester, Minister for Relations with Parliament, has the most assets: around 10 million euros in financial assets, including 6.1 million associated with Riester SAS, the concession group founded by his grandfather and in which he owns a 79% stake. capital.

Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin declares not life insurance, but the purchase of a mansion in the North for 618,000 euros in 2019, of which he has yet to reimburse more than 580,000 euros. In declarations of value, we note in particular the paintings by Bruno Le Maire, Agnès Firmin Le Baudot (medical professions) and Agnès Pannier-Runacher, when Amélie Oudéa-Castera (Sports) claimed to have a pendant worth 12,600 euros.