France President Macron names Francois de Rugy as environment minister

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named Francois de Rugy, a former green lawmaker now in the ruling party, as his new environment minister, the presidency said in a statement.

The post traditionally includes the energy portfolio.

De Rugy is known as a pragmatist who backed Macron's decision last year to delay the phased reduction of nuclear energy in France's electricity production.

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