Jean Castex
Jean Castex served as Prime Minister of France from July 2020 to May 2022 under President Emmanuel Macron, leading the government during the latter stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic recovery. Prior to that, he was a high-ranking civil servant, including serving as the director of the Paris hospitals authority, and held the office of Mayor of Prades from 2008 onward. His appointment followed the resignation of Édouard Philippe, and he was succeeded by Élisabeth Borne.
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Jul 22, 2026
Far Left
As SNCF PDG, he announced Fanichet's dismissal and scrapped the 'Destination 2030' plan.
LFI cautiously welcomes the move but remains skeptical of Castex's overall agenda.
Jul 22, 2026
Far Right
Ancien Premier ministre, il a remercié le patron de SNCF Voyageurs Christophe Fanichet, remplacé par un binôme.
Le RN critique sa gestion de la SNCF comme symbole d'un État inefficace et dépensier, favorable à la concurrence mais pas à la privatisation.
Jul 22, 2026
Lean Right
As chairman of SNCF, he announced the reorganization of SNCF Voyageurs and the replacement of its CEO.
LR sees Castex as a former prime minister now struggling to fix a bureaucratic rail company that still overcharges and underperforms.
Jul 21, 2026
Lean Left
As PDG of SNCF, he is targeted by the campaign 'On prend le Relay!' for the contract with Bolloré's Relay stores.
Socialists criticize Castex for enabling far-right propaganda through SNCF's commercial partnership, calling for public accountability.
Jun 22, 2026
Far Right
President of SNCF, who advised vulnerable travelers to avoid trains during the heatwave, highlighting the network's vulnerability to high temperatures.
The RN criticizes him for shifting responsibility to passengers rather than ensuring the railway infrastructure is resilient and safe, reflecting state incompetence.
Jun 8, 2026
Lean Left
SNCF CEO Jean Castex is facing his first major labour confrontation as unions announce a strike for Wednesday June 10, demanding new salary increases and a moratorium on ongoing restructuring plans.
Socialists are broadly sympathetic to SNCF workers and see the strike as a test of whether Castex, a former Macron prime minister now running a public company, will prioritise financial restructuring over workers' purchasing power in a context of persistent inflation.