David Amiel, the minister delegate for public service, has been appointed minister of public accounts to succeed Amélie de Montchalin, who is moving to the Cour des comptes. The Élysée announced this on February 22. Further government changes are expected in the coming days.
On February 22, the Élysée announced the appointment of David Amiel as minister of public accounts, replacing Amélie de Montchalin. According to a communiqué, « on the proposal of the prime minister, the president of the Republic has ended the functions of Mme Amélie de Montchalin, minister of action and public accounts ». The minister will head the Cour des comptes starting the following Monday, necessitating her early departure from the government.
Aged 33, David Amiel has been a close ally of Emmanuel Macron since 2017. Until now, he served as minister delegate for public service and state reform, under Amélie de Montchalin. The youngest member of the government led by Sébastien Lecornu, Amiel represents the « Macron generation ». His background includes studies at Paris's Louis-le-Grand and Henri-IV lycées, the École normale supérieure, and Princeton University.
A former intern at Bercy when Emmanuel Macron was economy minister, he coordinated working groups for the 2017 presidential program. At the Élysée, he worked with Alexis Kohler, the president's chief of staff. In 2019, he co-authored the essay « Le progrès ne tombe pas du ciel » with Ismaël Emelien. He then joined Benjamin Griveaux's 2020 Paris mayoral campaign, which ended in failure. As an opposition advisor in Paris's 15th arrondissement and briefly at La Poste's management, he contributed to Emmanuel Macron's 2022 reelection campaign.
Elected deputy for the 15th arrondissement in 2022, he sat on the finance committee until 2025. He initiated a bill adopted in January 2026 that modifies housing criteria for public servants.
Additionally, a broader government reshuffle is expected at the earliest mid-next week, following a possible no-confidence motion from the Rassemblement national. At least two other ministers are set to leave: Rachida Dati, culture minister and Paris mayoral candidate, and Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq, in charge of autonomy and disabled persons, who aims to reclaim her deputy seat.
