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François Baroin

François Baroin
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Mayor of Troyes
Assumed office
25 June 1995
Preceded by Robert Galley
Minister of Finance
In office
29 June 2011 – 10 May 2012
Prime Minister François Fillon
Preceded by Christine Lagarde
Succeeded by Pierre Moscovici
Minister of the Budget
In office
21 March 2010 – 29 June 2011
Prime Minister François Fillon
Preceded by Éric Wœrth
Succeeded by Valérie Pécresse
Minister of the Interior
In office
26 March 2007 – 18 May 2007
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin
Preceded by Nicolas Sarkozy
Succeeded by Michèle Alliot-Marie
Personal details
Born (1965-06-21) 21 June 1965 (age 51)
Paris, France
Political party Rally for the Republic (Before 2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
Republicans (2015–present)
Alma mater Panthéon-Assas University
Higher Institute of Management

François Baroin (born 21 June 1965 in Paris) is a French politician, who served as Finance Minister from 2011 to 2012, following a stint as Minister of the Budget in the François Fillon III government. He is a long-time ally of Jacques Chirac and, currently, the mayor of Troyes.

Baroin studied at Panthéon-Assas University. A lawyer, was Minister for Overseas Territories from June 2005 to March 2007 and was briefly Minister of the Interior from March to May 2007. He replaced Nicolas Sarkozy on 26 March 2007 as Interior Minister when Sarkozy left the Government to pursue his presidential candidacy.

On 29 June 2011, François Baroin was appointed Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry, replacing Christine Lagarde following her appointment as Director General of the International Monetary Fund.

He was the partner of the journalist Marie Drucker until they separated in 2008. In 2009, he was linked with Michèle Laroque.

Governmental functions

Ministre of Economy, Finance and Industry : 2011-2012.

Government's Spokesman : 2010-2011.

Minister of Budget, Public Accounts and State Reform : 2010-2011.

Minister of Interior : March–May 2007.

Minister of Overseas Territories : 2005–2007.

Government's spokesman : May–November 1995.

Electoral mandates

Senate

Senator for Aube : since 2014.

National Assembly of France

Vice-president of the National Assembly of France : 2002–2005

Member of the National Assembly of France for Aube (3rd constituency) : 1993–1995 (Became government's spokesman in 1995) / 1997–2005 (Became minister in 2005) / 2007–2010 (Became minister in 2010) / 2012-2014 (elected as a senator). Elected in 1993, reelected in 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012.


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