French interior minister to quit in further blow to Macron
France’s interior minister, Gérard Collomb, has announced he will resign next year to run for his former job as mayor of Lyon, in yet another blow to the president. The announcement from Collomb, a political heavyweight and one of Emmanuel Macron’s most loyal ministers, comes after the environment minister, Nicolas Hulot, quit last month and as the president’s approval ratings have plummeted.
Name: Gérard Collomb
Continent: Europe
Country: France
Company: French Government
Branch: Politician – Minister
Position: Interior Minister
Reason: Resigned
Announcement Date: September 17, 2018, 10:00pm
Resignation Date: September 17, 2018, 10:00pm
Source 1: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/18/french-interior-minister-gerard-collomb-quit-macron