Former minister Jean-Louis Borloo adds a new string to his bow. After politics, Béatrice Schönberg’s husband joined a large French group in the field of energy transition.
At 71, Jean-Louis Borloo is giving up new breath for her career. After holding the positions of Minister of EcologyEconomy, finance and employmentthat of mayor of Valenciennes, in the North, or that of chairman of the board of directors of Huawei France, the Beatrice Schönberg’s husband just got new responsibilities.
According to the magazine Challengesthe former politician now holds the position of senior advisor at NW Groupe, French company specializing in the production of renewable energy and in the storage of electricity. With the rise of electric cars, the stakes in the market are immense. Already in October 2021, the former Minister of Ecology took part in the inauguration near Rennes, in Ille-et-Vilaine, of a ultra fast charging station company, the first of a series of 600 deployed by autumn 2023. A network whose ambition is“possibility of fast charging less than twenty minutes from home”pointed out at the time in The echoes.
⋙ PHOTOS – Jean-Louis Borloo and Béatrice Schönberg: the couple have fun in Saint-Tropez!
Two American stars have it “stop” become prime minister
In his book The Elysée on the beach, writer Pierrick Geais tells anecdotes about the summer scenes of politics. It especially evokes this summer when two Hollywood stars have “prevented” Jean-Louis Borloo from becoming Prime Minister. On this day in August 2009, Jean-Louis Borloo joined the President of the Republic Nicolas Sarkozy at Capo Negre, in the Var. The husband of the journalist Béatrice Schönberg then longed for Matignon. But, according to the reporter, Jean-Louis Borloo’s ambitions were soon blown away by the presence of two Hollywood stars: the actor Leonardo Dicaprio and the mannequin Noemi Campbell. Intimidated by two friends of Carla Brunithe politician had not been able to present his project to Nicolas Sarkozy …
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