Who's who in the French cabinet?

Macron has amalgamated not only political camps and generations, he has also appointed outside experts and a number of people from the business world.

A moderate Republican. Philippe is a supporter of former-Prime Minister Alain Juppe.  

The only minister recycled from Francois Hollande's government. Le Drian previously serves as former defense minister. He signifies a continuity of France's traditional foreign policy course.

Goulard is a former member of the European Parliament. She is expected to heavily boost European cooperation.

Responsible, among other things, for negotiations on reshaping the eurozone. He was a member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet and a presidential candidate once himself. 

A hematologist and professor of medicine, Buzyn is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor.

Bayrou will have to deal with a judiciary in crisis which, during the election campaign, had drawn a lot of criticism - in particular over its investigations of Republican presidential candidate Francois Fillon and National Front leader Marine Le Pen.

An ex-Olympic fencing champion.

Collomb is the mayor of Lyon, a former Socialist and one of the first supporters of Macron's En Marche movement and its leader. His success - or failure - will also determine much of the fate of the Macron government.

One of Macron's new ministers with a strong background in the business world.

A long-time environmental activist, some in France are already placing bets on how long Hulot will remain a member of Macron's cabinet.