Jean-Louis Borloo
| Jean-Louis Borloo | |
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Borloo in 2013
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| Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development, Territorial Development and for the Elderly | |
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In office 19 June 2007 – 13 November 2010 |
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| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Preceded by | Alain Juppé |
| Succeeded by | Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 April 1951 Paris, France |
| Political party | UDI (2012-present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent (1989-1990) UDF (1990-2002) PR (2002-2012) |
| Spouse(s) | Béatrice Schönberg (m. 2005) |
| Residence | Valenciennes, France |
| Alma mater |
Panthéon-Sorbonne University HEC Paris |
Jean-Louis Borloo (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ lwi bɔʁlo]; born 7 April 1951 in Paris) is a French politician and was the leader of the Union of Democrats and Independents, and French Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning (Regional Development) between 2007 and 2010. On 6 April 2014, he announced in a letter that he would resign from every mandate or responsibility, due to health reasons.
Borloo gained his Baccalauréat in 1969, in the Philosophy stream. In 1972 he took a first degree in Law and Philosophy at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University, in 1974 a further degree in History and Economics at Paris X Nanterre, and in 1976 an MBA at HEC Paris.
Of Picard origin, Borloo began his career as a lawyer in the 1980s. He became president of the Valenciennes Football Club in 1986. In 1989, he was elected mayor of Valenciennes as an Independent, winning over 76 per cent of the vote.
In the June 1989 European elections, Borloo was elected to the European Parliament as the second candidate on Simone Veil's list. He held this seat until his election as regional councillor for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais in 1992.
Borloo was elected to the French National Assembly as a Miscellaneous Right candidate representing the Nord's 21st constituency in 1993. Joining the caucus of the UDF, he was re-elected in 1997, two years after his re-election as Mayor of Valenciennes.
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