He became “state councilor of the emergency service.” “A prestigious position that is only reserved for a dozen men and women, and we don’t know what they’ll do with it. Appointed at the end of May on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, Olivier Boyer began a new career at the age of 64, having worked for almost fifteen years as the head of the Orléans hospital center. If his appointment makes people cough, it’s because the man is the husband of current Health Minister Stephanie Rist. “Strange transplant,” teases chained duck, who disclosed the information.
On the Légifrance website we learn that celebrity councilors are appointed by decree of the Council of Ministers, but only “on the proposal of the Minister of Justice.” It was therefore Gérald Darmanin who mentioned the name of Olivier Boyer “to exercise advisory or jurisdictional functions.” “If a former CHU director appears to have the ability for the position, it “raises an ethical issue,” admitted a state board member contacted Chained Duck.
The minister’s husband was appointed for a period of five years. “Their functions can only be terminated for disciplinary reasons and on the proposal of the High Commission of the Council of State,” Legifrance explains.
Agnès Buzin’s husband too
This is not the first time this has happened. In 2018, the husband of then Health Minister Agnès Buzin took advantage of the same support. Yves Lévy was appointed State Councilor with extraordinary responsibilities while his wife was in government. “This appointment has raised a serious ethical controversy,” says lawyer Jean-Christophe Boyer. Controversy has erupted over the remuneration of a former Inserm director. The Council of State then clarified that, in most cases, extraordinary councilors still receive a salary from their original administration.