Politics. Ferracci, Lombard, Dati... Who are the richest ministers in the Bayrou government?

Who are the richest members of the Bayrou government? Industry Minister Marc Ferracci and Economy Minister Eric Lombard have the largest net worth, according to statements made public Tuesday by the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP).

Rachida Dati in third position

Marc Ferracci, who has declared a net worth of nearly €23,000,000, derives most of his wealth from his shares in an accounting and management consulting firm chaired by his father, Pierre Ferracci.

Eric Lombard, with nearly €21 million net, declared over €11 million in shares in a consulting firm and over €8 million in real estate. They are followed by the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, with nearly €6 million net.

The latter did not declare any jewelry, while the newspaper Libération had claimed in mid-April that she had omitted to include in her previous declaration of assets several pieces of jewelry held since 2017 for a total amount of 420,000 euros.

"I have nothing to regularize. I've never been caught out on any declaration. So it's not going to start today," the minister reacted at the time on France Inter.

Darmanin, the smallest net worth

Among the largest assets are those of the Minister for Trade, Crafts and SMEs, Véronique Louwagie (nearly 5,500,000 euros net) and that of her colleague at Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot (nearly 5,000,000 euros net).

Prime Minister François Bayrou declared a little over €1,300,000, a net worth consisting mainly of real estate. The average net worth of all members of the government is around €2,620,000.

Manuel Valls , Minister of State for Overseas Territories, declared the lowest assets: around 130,000 euros. However, after deducting liabilities, it is the Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin , who has the smallest net worth (77,821 euros), behind Charlotte Parmentier-Lecoq, Minister Delegate for People with Disabilities (113,477 euros).