French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named Christophe Castaner, one of his main backers, as the new Interior Minister, replacing Gerard Collomb in his latest Cabinet reshuffle.

In a statement, the President's office said that "following the proposal of Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, the President of the Republic ... named Christophe Castaner as Interior Minister". Castaner had been Macron's spokesperson during his campaign for the presidential election in 2017, before being appointed Secretary of State for parliamentary relations, Xinhua news agency reported.