(FILES) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French public investment bank La Caisse des Depots (CDC) Eric Lombard leaves the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on May 7, 2022, after the investiture ceremony of Emmanuel Macron as French President, following his re-election last April 24. Eric Lombard was appointed France's Minister for the 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. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)