Michel Sapin

From April 2014, he then served as head of a newly created ministry dealing with public finances under Prime Minister Manuel Valls.

[10][11] In March 2016, Sapin stated his opposition to universal basic income in an interview with France Info.

[12] During his audience with the President of Cameroon Paul Biya, Sapin was appointed an Officer of the Order of Valor on 8 April 2016.

[13] On 26 September 2016, Sapin was awarded the Sash rank of the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the then president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto.

[14] When President Hollande published a list of bank deposits and property held by all 38 ministers for first time 2012,[15] Sapin declared personal assets worth 2 million euros.