Even before the presentation of Elisabeth Borne’s new government took place on Monday, July 4, one thing was certain: the tandem of the Prime Minister, in charge of ecological planning, with her secretary general Antoine Pellion was confirmed by the Elysée. . At 39, he is therefore inaugurating a new position with the Prime Minister, that of secretary general for ecological planning.
A first on this theme, because other general secretariats, under the authority of Matignon, already exist, such as the general secretariat for European affairs, that for investment or that of the sea. This new position must “coordinate the development of national climate, energy, biodiversity and circular economy strategies”, argued in a press release on May 20, the Prime Minister. And the choice of Antoine Pellion seems logical, as the two know each other well and appreciate each other. “In her role of ecological and energy planning, the Prime Minister is like a number 10 in rugby, she distributes the game. The challenge, precisely, is that all the ministers are concerned. And my mission will be to ensure very concretely that the planning makes it possible to achieve the objectives set by the President of the Republic “deciphers the new Secretary General.
The graduate of the School of Mines, father of two boys aged 6 and 8, has already rubbed shoulders with many ministries, as a specialist in energy issues that he is. Entering the senior administration as an adviser to Ségolène Royal, it was in 2014 that he met Elisabeth Borne, then director of the cabinet of the socialist minister of the environment. Three years later – he was then adviser (environment, energy and transport) at the Elysée – when he immersed himself in complex issues, such as the reform of the SNCF or the delicate problem of the Notre-Dame airport project. Dame-des-Landes, near Nantes, it is with Mme Borne, Minister of Transport, let him work.
On social networks and in some articles, it is recalled that he worked at Total, then for the nuclear company Areva. Two companies little appreciated in the environmental sphere. “In both cases, in 2005 at Total, like two years later on the EPR site in Finland, it was a matter of internships”, replies the interested party. He also worked for Enedis (the public company which manages the electricity network), it is at the regional direction of industry, research and the environment of Ile-de-France, while he ran the risk prevention department, whom he met Bernard Doroszczuk, the head of this department. The two men, who went through the Mines, have good contacts and, while Mr. Pellion is an adviser to the Elysée, the President of the Republic appoints, in 2018, Mr. Doroszczuk president of the Nuclear Safety Authority.
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