A few days after his appointment, the new Minister of Health Aurélien Rousseau refuted, this Monday, July 24, any “conflict of interest” linked to the functions of his wife Marguerite Cazeneuve, number two of Health Insurance, stressing that they both pursued the “same public interest”.
“There is no conflict of interest” that can arise from the respective responsibilities held by the couple, “because we pursue (…) the same public interest, which is that of ensuring access to care for our fellow citizens” declared the minister, on the sidelines of his first public trip to a multi-professional health center, in Magny-en-Vexin (Val d’Oise).
A “convergent commitment”
The 47-year-old enarque also assured that he would “stand aside” for all questions personally involving his wife, general manager delegated to the care offer of the National Health Insurance Fund (Cnam).
“There may be organizational issues” that may arise from this situation, but “I asked the Prime Minister (…) a deportation decree on all the personal situations of my wife”, he said.
The government’s legal secretariat, which had been requested prior to his appointment, gave the green light, subject to this “deportation” mentioned by the minister.
The High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life, which must rule on the deportation mechanisms, will examine the file, the Minister of Health also indicated.
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Asked about a possible risk of short-circuiting the director general of the Cnam, Thomas Fatôme, the minister again invoked, with this manager, “a convergent commitment (…) clearly greater than all individual situations”.
“I was under his authority when he was deputy director of cabinet (of the Prime Minister) and I was director general of the Regional Agency of Ile-de-France”, recalled Aurélien Rousseau.
With AFP
2023-07-24 18:50:40
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