New Health minister appointed
| Updated: 10 Feb 2026
New Health minister appointed - Olivier Véran, has been appointed as France’s new Health minister replacing Agnès Buzyn who is now running for mayor of Paris following a sexting scandal with the previous candidate, and ally of French President Emmanuel Macron, Benjamin Griveaux. 39-year-old Olivier Véran a neurologist, is faced with several problems as he takes over the position, including the current hospital crisis in France and the epidemic of the coronavirus Covid-19.