On 26 August 2014 he was appointed Secretary of State for Transport , the Sea and Fisheries ( '' Secrétaire d’État chargé des Transports , de la Mer et de la Pêche '' ) , a junior minister of cabinet rank within the Ministry of Ecology , Sustainable Development and Energy , in the Second Valls Government . Incidents during this time have included the 2015 Thalys train attack and the 2016 strikes in protest against his government 's changes to employment law and the 35-hour week
2015 Thalys train attack
2015 Thalys train attack
Alain Vidalies