A minister from the “Catholic” right at the reins of the debates on the end of life? At 53, Agnès Firmin Le Bodo defines herself “baptized and communicated” at the turn of a sentence. This twirling woman, short square and scaly glasses, will prepare a part of what presents itself as the great societal reform of Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term.
Less in the light than Olivier Véran, who will oversee the citizens’ convention, the minister responsible for territorial organization and the health professions will orchestrate consultations with doctors, caregivers, patients and parliamentarians from each political group. In his office on avenue de Ségur sits a portrait of Simone Veil, in 1974, in black and white – his inspiration. The only touch of joy, a box of sweets and marshmallow bears, a cute sin that softens the harshness of the files.
As far back as her memories go, Agnès Firmin Le Bodo has always been on the right, like her father, Claude, a local elected official in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime). A 15-year-old teenager, she was an activist in the RPR and followed her mentor, Antoine Rufenacht, who conquered the town hall after thirty years of communist rule. She was elected substitute deputy in 1997, the first term in a long series. It was with a certain Edouard Philippe that she entered the municipal council of Le Havre – “Juppeist long before him! », smiles the interested party. In 2010, she became his deputy mayor. The former Prime Minister describes her as the “first ally”. He slipped his name to Elisabeth Borne for the composition of the government, five years after having pushed her to launch the legislative elections of 2017, under the label Les Républicains (LR). She is now spokesperson for Horizons, the young party of the one she names « Edouard ».
Small, Agnès Le Bodo bathed in the middle of the handicap. She lives in the accommodation of her father, who manages a specialized education establishment, and her mother, Nicole, director of a medical-educational institute. Private education, from kindergarten to high school. If she misses mass on Sunday, it’s for the figure skating championships. His passion ends where pharmacy studies begin. She opens a pharmacy, marries a doctor, with whom she has a son, again brought up in the Catholic rite. Unsurprisingly, she has always been ” versus “ societal changes, including medically assisted procreation (PMA). It was like that. “In fact, I had never asked myself the question”she says.
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