When Bruno Retailleau, appointed Minister of the Interior, indulged in his passion for horse riding in the Gard

At the end of September 2022, at the Carbonnière Tower in Saint-Laurent-d’Aigouze, Bruno Retailleau, here with the Groul manade and Senator Laurent Burgoa.

Bruno Retailleau was welcomed by the Nîmes figures of the Les Républicains party. DR

Annie Genevard also came to Nîmes at the end of September 2022. She was appointed Minister of Agriculture this Saturday. Midi Libre – MIKAËL ANISSET

At the end of September 2022, Bruno Retailleau, appointed Minister of the Interior this Saturday, September 21, came to the Gard as a candidate for the presidency of the Les Républicains party. The opportunity to reconnect with his passion.

This Saturday, September 21, the faces of Michel Barnier's new government were finally revealed. Among the best-known personalities, we find the president of the Les Républicains group in the Senate Bruno Retailleau. The elected official from Vendée, known for being on a right-wing line that assumes itself, conservative, came to the Gard at the end of September 2022 as part of the campaign for the presidency of the LR party.

During his visit to the Gard, Bruno Retailleau also made a detour to the Petite Camargue for a horse ride, in Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, with the Groul manade, thus renewing his passion for horse riding. The senator from Vendée is an outstanding rider, a former stuntman for the Puy du Fou equestrian show.

Supported by the mayor of Nîmes and senator Burgoa

During his stay in the Gard, he received the support of the mayor of Nîmes Jean-Paul Fournier. The latter had affirmed that he was the right man to lead the Les Républicains party. Bruno Retailleau, opposed to same-sex marriage, a Fillon supporter like Annie Genevard, Minister of Agriculture since Saturday and who came to Nîmes in September 2022, was also able to count on the Gard senator Laurent Burgoa.

The two parliamentarians are also on the same wavelength when it comes to voting. Among the 28 senators who voted against the bill banning practices aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, on December 7, 2021, we found Bruno Retailleau, Laurence Garnier (appointed Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs this Saturday), Laurent Burgoa and Gard LR senator Vivette Lopez.

This had sparked controversy for a text adopted unanimously in the National Assembly and with a large majority in the Senate.