Emmanuel Moulin, secretary-general of the French president’s office, arrives for a meeting of France’s defence and security council held by President Emmanuel Macron following the Iran war ceasefire announcement and to address the return of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French nationals freed by Iran after three and a half.
PARIS, April 30 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday changed his chief of staff, which could pave the way for the top official at the Elysee palace to be named at the helm of the Bank of France.
Sources told Reuters earlier this year that Emmanuel Moulin, who served as Macron’s chief of staff for the past year, was seen by the president as a good candidate to lead the French central bank.
Macron’s office did not immediately return a request for comment.
The current head of the Bank of France, Francois Villeroy de Galhau will stand down in June, more than a year before the end of his term, allowing Macron to name his replacement before a 2027 presidential election that the far-right could win.
Moulin, 57, is a former head of the French treasury, traditionally seen as a training ground for French central bank chiefs.
His position at the French presidency will be terminated on May 4, the official gazette showed on Friday, and he will be replaced by Pierre-André Imbert.
Reporting by Michel Rose; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta
