Speech by Emmanuel Macron to the prefects, September 15, 2022, at the Élysée. Witt Jacques/Witt Jacques/Pool/ABACA
INFO LE FIGARO – Two years after the gradual abolition of their bodies, the small world of prefects could well change its face. As desired by Macron, a dozen profiles, from civil society, should take their first steps in the prefectural by the end of the summer.
The small world of prefects will still move by the end of the summer. Three and a half years after a first major movement, and two years after the announcement of the gradual abolition of the body, a vast reshuffle is in preparation for the Elysee. The Presidency of the Republic foresees, according to our information, around fifty imminent changes, including the arrival of around ten new profiles from civil society. The “outgoing” senior civil servants, who would find themselves on the sidelines by this waltz, could go and acquire a “experience in the private sector before returning to work“, we explain from a well-informed source, recalling that the exercise of the function is now limited to nine consecutive years. A way of pursuing the philosophy desired by Emmanuel Macron which intends to draw inspiration from private management to break down the barriers between the business world and the State. This is the whole point of the rating system introduced in 2021. Well…