On Monday, Caroline Cayeux, France’s minister for territorial cohesion, announced that she had resigned from the government after a public watchdog said she had under-reported her personal wealth in official declarations.
In a statement, Cayeux mentioned that the watchdog for public transparency told her that a declaration she gave about her wealth was “under-valued.” Cayeux stated that the watchdog also questioned an updated declaration she submitted.
“Given this context, I felt it was preferable for me to resign in order that this would not undermine the government,” she added.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s Elysee office previously confirmed Cayeux’s resignation without giving a reason. It said she would be replaced in her role by Dominique Faure.
Earlier this year, Cayeux had to apologize after facing criticism over comments that more than 100 French public figures said were homophobic.
Cayeux, who was appointed minister for territorial cohesion in the new French government formed on July 4, was asked by the Senate that month if she maintained her opposition to the 2013 law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.
At that time, she called the reform a “caprice” and a “plan that goes against nature”. Cayeux initially stood by what she said, adding: “I have a lot of friends among those people.” Two days later she apologized for her remarks.
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