The former member of the governments of Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex joined a business law firm, specializing in the economy of “common goods”, as a partner.
Jean-Michel Blanquer is now a lawyer. The former Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports was to be sworn in at the Paris Bar on Monday according to information from the newspaper The echoes.
The 50-year-old, associate professor in public law and professor at Paris II Panthéon Assas since the start of the 2022 academic year, joins the firm Earth Avocats, as a partner. Earth Avocats is a business law firm specializing in the economy of “common goods”, such as water, energy, real estate or urban planning.
The firm’s founder, Yves-René Guillou, knows Jean-Michel Blanquer well. The two men met in the 1990s, on the benches of the university, we still learn in The echoes. They were assistants to Professor Philippe Ardent, a specialist in law at Paris II.
“Excellent jurist”
In his new functions, the predecessor of Pap Ndiaye will be called upon in particular for projects with a general interest dimension. “He will not take his phone to call his address book”, explains Yves-René Guillou to echoes. Before praising the qualities of his new recruit:
“He joined Earth Avocats because he is an excellent lawyer. He has technical skills and has a strategic approach to cases. He is also a man of consultation, who shares our same ambition to build and defend projects with a positive impact. “.
Minister for the entirety of Emmanuel Macron’s first five-year term, Jean-Michel Blanquer had failed to be elected deputy during the legislative elections of June 2022. The former director of ESSEC had taken the door from the first turn in the 4th district of Loiret, finishing behind Bruno Nottin (Nupes) and Thomas Ménagé (RN).
