French civil servant Pascal Chèvremont has been proposed as the new president of France’s national gambling regulator, l’Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ).
The formal proposal was made by French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and subsequently confirmed by Élysée, marking a significant step in the appointment process.
The proposal must now be reviewed by the relevant committees of France’s National Assembly and Senate before the appointment can proceed under Article 13 of the Constitution.
If approved, Chèvremont will succeed Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, who is nearing the end of a six-year, non-renewable term that began in June 2020.
Falque-Pierrotin is a senior French jurist who previously served as head of France’s data protection authority, the CNIL.
Chèvremont currently works for the General Economic and Financial Control (CGefi), France’s state economic and financial oversight body, where he has been based since 2018.
His work at CGefi has spanned control methodologies, accounting oversight and risk management, and has included overseeing public-interest organisations such as lottery operator FDJ.
Prior to his current role, Chèvremont served as director general of Brasseurs de France, the national trade association for the French brewing industry.
He also held various senior roles within the French state, including positions at the Treasury and the Ministry of the Economy, giving him broad regulatory and governmental experience.
Should his appointment be confirmed, addressing excessive gambling in France is expected to be among his primary areas of focus at the ANJ.
Last month, the ANJ released data suggesting the number of excessive gamblers in France is increasing, using figures collected via a newly developed algorithm.
The ANJ reported that gross gaming revenue from problem gambling reached €1.2bn in the second half of 2025, highlighting the scale of the challenge facing the regulator.
During that same six-month period, approximately 600,000 players were identified as highly likely to be gambling excessively, representing 8.7% of all registered players in France.
Of that group, 300,000 were flagged as clearly at risk, underlining the urgency of the issue that Chèvremont would inherit should his appointment receive parliamentary approval.
