(FILES) Member of Parliament Veronique Louwagie speaks during the government's pension reform plan debate at The National Assembly - French Parliament's lower house - in Paris, early February 18, 2023. Veronique Louwagie was appointed Delegate Minister for Trade, Crafts, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Social Economy; on December 23, 2024, as France's new government was announced amid efforts to drag the country out of political crisis. The Elysee announced the composition of the cabinet of Francois Bayrou, a 73-year-old centrist who was appointed prime minister on December 13 following the fall of a short-lived conservative-led government. Minister for Trade, Crafts, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Social Economy; (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)