(FILES) Chateauroux's mayor, and Les Republicains (LR) right wing party national secretary, Gil Averous poses during a photo session on September 4, 2017 in Paris. Gil Averous has been appointed French Minister of sports, youth and associations by France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images)