PARIS (Reuters) - French environmentalist Nicolas Hulot, named as ecology minister on Wednesday in the government of Emmanuel Macron, also has responsibility for energy matters, according to Matthieu Orphelin, Hulot's former spokesman who was part of Macron's presidential campaign team.
Sources close to Macron and to prime minister Edouard Philippe also confirmed the appointment.
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