In full tension with the State, Action Logement is changing its leader

"The Board of Directors of Action Logement Groupe chose Nadia Bouyer to lead the group on Monday, November 9," Action Logement announced in a press release. "She will succeed Bruno Arbouet, in office since 2015."

Action Logement is one of the main French players in the HLM world and even in housing in general. It is an organization managed jointly by the employers and the unions, from a tax levied on companies. The departure of Mr. Arbouet had been decided more than a year ago, but the representatives of the State at Action Logement were opposed to it, arguing in particular of excessive severance payments.

It is one sign among others of strained relations between the State and the organization. They became even more tense at the start of the school year with a withdrawal of one billion euros by the government, then the will displayed by it to reform Action Logement.

Quoted in the press release, Ms. Bouyer promised to stay the "course" of Action Logement, "at a time when access to housing is a major problem for many of our fellow citizens".

The new manager was already a manager of Action Logement, of which she managed a subsidiary, Seqens, a major player in social housing in Île-de-France. Previously, she notably advised François Fillon on housing issues when the future right-wing presidential candidate was Prime Minister at the end of the 2000s. She also visited the Court of Auditors.