Gilles de Robien
| Gilles de Robien | |
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| French Minister of National Education | |
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In office 31 May 2005 – 15 May 2007 |
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| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Prime Minister | Dominique de Villepin |
| Preceded by | François Fillon |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Darcos |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 April 1941 Cocquerel, France |
| Nationality |
 French |
| Political party | UDF |
Le vicomte Gilles de Robien (French pronunciation: [ʒil də ʁɔˈbjɛ̃]; born 10 April 1941 in Cocquerel, Somme) is a French politician and former government minister.
The son of Count Jean de Robien by his wife Éliane , he is descended from the noble Breton family .
In 1989, De Robien was elected Mayor of Amiens, being re-elected for two further terms. However, in the French municipal elections of 2008, he was defeated by of the French Socialist Party.
De Robien served as French Minister for Education from August 2005 to May 2007, and as a Deputy from 1996 to 2007.
Government offices
Minister for Transport : 2002–2005.
Minister for National Education : 2005–2007.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Vice-President of the National Assembly of France : 1993–1998.
Member of the National Assembly of France for the Somme : 1986–2002 (appointed Minister in 2002). Elected in 1986 (re-elected: 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002).
Regional Council
Regional Councillor of Picardy : 1992–2004. Re-elected in 1998.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Amiens : 1989–2002 (Resigned) / 2007–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2007.
Deputy Mayor of Amiens : 2002–2007.
City Councillor of Amiens : 1989–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001.
Agglomeration Community Council
President of the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole : 1994–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001.
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