Second Valls government
38thGovernment of France
Manuel Valls
Date formed	27 August 2014
Date dissolved	6 December 2016
People and organisations
Head of state	François Hollande
Head of government	Manuel Valls
No. of ministers	16
Member parties	Socialist Party Radical Party of the Left After 11 February 2016 : Socialist Party Radical Party of the Left Écologistes !
Status in legislature	Majority
History
Predecessor	First Valls government
Successor	Cazeneuve government

TheSecond Valls government was the thirty-eighth government in theFrench Fifth Republic.

It was led byManuel Valls, who was appointedPrime Minister of France on 27 August 2014; it consisted of 15 ministers from theSocialist Party (PS) and 2 from theRadical Party of the Left (PRG).

Following Valls's decision to focus on his campaign for theSocialist Party presidential primary, he resigned from his functions on 6 December 2016.^[1] The government was succeeded by theCazeneuve government.

In 2014, the government faced the challenges in unifying a dividedSocialist Party and addressing France's economic issues.^[2]

Because of the upcoming regional elections in December 2015, Valls faced internal criticism, particularly over his economic reforms, includingbusiness-friendly tax cuts. In his speech at the Socialist Party's convention in August 2015, Valls highhilghted the need for "visibility" and "predictability" in the government's actions, trying to find the support of his reforms from the Socialists. However, the criticism inside the party and the government continued and was exacerbated byEconomy Minister Emmanuel Macron, who criticised some past socialist economic policies, including the controversial35-hour workweek.^[3]

	Post	Name	Party
	Prime Minister	Manuel Valls	PS

	Post[4]	Name	Party
	Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development	Laurent Fabius(until 11 February 2016); Jean-Marc Ayrault(from 11 February 2016)	PS
	Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy	Ségolène Royal	PS
	Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research	Najat Vallaud-Belkacem	PS
	Minister of Justice Keeper of the Seals	Christiane Taubira(until 27 January 2016); Jean-Jacques Urvoas(from 27 January 2016)	Walwari (app.PRG); PS
	Minister of Finance and the Economy	Michel Sapin	PS
	Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs	Emmanuel Macron(until 30 August 2016)	Ind.
	Minister of Social Affairs, Health	Marisol Touraine	PS
	Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Dialogue	François Rebsamen(until 2 September 2015); Myriam El Khomri(from 2 September 2015)	PS
	Minister of Defence	Jean-Yves Le Drian	PS
	Minister of the Interior	Bernard Cazeneuve	PS
	Minister of the Urbanity, Youth Affairs and Sports	Patrick Kanner	PS
	Minister of Decentralisation, State Reform and Public Service	Marylise Lebranchu(until 11 February 2016); Annick Girardin(from 11 February 2016)	PS; PRG
	Minister of Culture and Communication	Fleur Pellerin(until 11 February 2016) Audrey Azoulay(from 11 February 2016)	PS
	Minister of Agriculture, Agrifood and Forestry,Government Spokesperson	Stéphane Le Foll	PS
	Minister of Housing and Territorial Development	Sylvia Pinel(until 11 February 2016); Emmanuelle Cosse(from 11 February 2016)	PRG Écologistes !
	Minister of Overseas France	George Pau-Langevin(until 30 August 2016); Ericka Bareigts(from 30 August 2016)	PS
	Minister of Spatial Planning and Rurality (from 11 February 2016)	Jean-Michel Baylet	PRG
	Minister for Family, Children and Women's Rights	Laurence Rossignol	PS

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	Post	Ministry	Name	Party
	Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament	Prime Minister	Jean-Marie Le Guen	PS
	Secretary of State for State Reform and Simplification	Prime Minister	Thierry Mandon(until 17 June 2015); Clotilde Valter(17 June 2015 to 11 February 2016); Jean-Vincent Placé(from 11 February 2016)	PS Écologistes !
	Secretary of State for European Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development	Harlem Désir	PS
	Secretary of State Development and Francophonie	Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development	Annick Girardin(until 11 February 2016); André Vallini(from 11 February 2016)	PRG PS
	Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Tourism and French overseas	Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development	Thomas Thévenoud(until 4 September 2014); Matthias Fekl(from 4 September 2014)	PS
	Secretary of State for Transport, Marine and Fisheries	Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy	Alain Vidalies	PS
	Secretary of State for real equality (from 11 February 2016)	Prime Minister	Ericka Bareigts	PS
	Secretary of State Aid Victims (from 11 February 2016 to 30 August 2016)	Prime Minister	Juliette Méadel	PS
	Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research	Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research	Geneviève Fioraso(until 17 June 2015); Thierry Mandon(from 17 June 2015)	PS
	Secretary of State for the Budget	Minister of Finance and the Economy	Christian Eckert	PS
	Secretary of State for Veterans	Defence	Kader Arif(until 21 November 2014); Jean-Marc Todeschini(from 21 November 2014)	PS
	Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Apprenticeship (from 11 February 2016)	Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Dialogue	Clotilde Valter [fr]	PS
	State Secretary for the Disabled and against Social Exclusion	Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights	Ségolène Neuville [fr]	PS
	Secretary of State for Seniors and Autonomy (from 11 February 2016)	Minister of Social Affairs, Health	Pascale Boistard	PS
	Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, Consumer and Social Economy and Solidarity	Minister of Finance and the Economy	Carole Delga(until 17 June 2015); Martine Pinville(from 17 June 2015)	PS
	State Secretary for Digital Affairs and Innovation	Minister of Finance and the Economy	Axelle Lemaire	PS
	Secretary of State for International Relations Climate and Biodiversity (from 11 February 2016)	Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy	Barbara Pompili	Écologistes !
	Secretary of State for Sports	Minister of Women's Rights, Urbanity, Youth Affairs and Sport	Thierry Braillard	PRG
	Secretary of State of the City (from 11 February 2016)	Minister of the Urbanity, Youth Affairs and Sports	Hélène Geoffroy	PS
	Secretary of State for Local Authorities (from 11 February 2016)	Minister of Spatial Planning and Rurality	Estelle Grelier	PS
	Secretary of State for Industry (from 1 September 2016)	Minister of Finance and the Economy	Christophe Sirugue	PS

• On 4 September 2014,Thomas Thévenoud, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Tourism and French overseas, resigns following problems with the tax authorities. He is replaced byMatthias Fekl.
• On 21 November 2014,Kader Arif, Secretary of State for Veterans, resigns following an investigation into public procurement awards. He is replaced byJean-Marc Todeschini.
• On 17 June 2015,Geneviève Fioraso, Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research, resigned for health reasons. She is replaced byThierry Mandon. The latter, until now Secretary of State for State Reform and Simplification, is himself replaced byClotilde Valter.Carole Delga, Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, Consumer and Social Economy and Solidarity, resigns. She is a candidate forregional elections inOccitanie. She is replaced byMartine Pinville.
• On 2 September 2015,François Rebsamen, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Dialogue, announced his resignation following his election as mayor ofDijon. He is replaced byMyriam El Khomri.
• On 27 January 2016,Christiane Taubira, Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, announced his resignation. She is replaced byJean-Jacques Urvoas.
• On 11 February 2016,Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, resigns following his election as president ofConstitutional Council . He is replaced byJean-Marc Ayrault, former prime minister.Marylise Lebranchu, Minister of Decentralisation, State Reform and Public Service, is replaced byAnnick Girardin. The latter, until now Secretary of State Development and Francophonie, is himself replaced byAndré Vallini.Fleur Pellerin, Minister of Culture and Communication, is replaced byAudrey Azoulay.Sylvia Pinel, Minister of Housing and Territorial Development, announced his resignation following his election as vice-president of Regional council ofOccitanie. She is replaced byEmmanuelle Cosse.Clotilde Valter, Secretary of State for State Reform and Simplification becomes Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Apprenticeship. She is replaced byJean-Vincent Placé.
• On 27 January 2016,George Pau-Langevin, Minister of Overseas France, resigned. She is replaced byEricka Bareigts.Emmanuel Macron, Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs, announced his resignation following to devote himself to his political movement,En Marche!.

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