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On the local level, Castex was a regional councillor of Languedoc-Roussillon from 2010 to 2015, and has served as department councillor of Pyrénées-Orientales since 2015. In September 2017, Castex was appointed interdepartmental delegate to the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics; he was also appointed as President of the National Sports Agency.[8] On 2 April 2020, he was appointed coordinator of the phasing out of the lockdown implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
On 25 April 2022, following Macron's re-election as President, Castex agreed to resign as prime minister.[4] Castex had previously pledged to do so if Macron was re-elected.[15][16] Upon his resignation, Castex's government resigned as well, effective on 16 May.[4][3]