Jean-Jacques Urvoas | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 27 January 2016 – 10 May 2017 |
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Prime Minister |
Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
Preceded by | Christiane Taubira |
Succeeded by | François Bayrou |
Personal details | |
Born |
Brest, France |
19 September 1959
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater |
University of Western Brittany University of Rennes 1 Panthéon-Assas University |
Jean-Jacques Urvoas (born September 19, 1959 in Brest, France) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Finistère department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.
He was born on 19 September 1959
He has been a member of the Socialist Party since the age of 18.
In 2009, he was made top security adviser to Martine Aubry, then the leader of the Socialist Party.
On 27 January 2016, Jean-Jacques Urvoas was named as the replacement to become the Minister of Justice for France. This after Christiane Taubira resigned as Minister of Justice of France, in protest of the new anti-terrorism law in France.