Renaud Dutreil | |
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Born |
Chambéry, France |
12 June 1960
Nationality | French |
Education |
École Normale Supérieure Sciences Po, ÉNA |
Occupation | Former politician Businessman |
Renaud Dutreil (born June 12, 1960), Chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. is a graduate of the The Paris Institute of Political Sciences, École Normale Supérieure (ENS) and École Nationale d'Administration (ENA) in Paris. He was Lauréat du Concours Général de Philosophie in 1978.
Dutreil served in the highest offices of French government for over fifteen years prior to his joining LVMH. His ministerial appointments included Minister of Small & Medium-Sized Businesses, Commerce, Crafts and Liberal Professions (2005–2007), Minister of the Civil Service and State Reform (2004–2005) and Secretary of State for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses, Commerce, Crafts and Liberal Professions (2002–2004). He was a Member of Parliament from 1994–2008 and of the French Council of State (Supreme Court for Public Law) from 1989 to 1992. He is currently non serving Maître des Requêtes au Conseil d’Etat, where he was admitted in 1989 with rank 1st.
In 2002, he was the first President and founder of the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire, which is the currently leading political party in France. As Minister in the French cabinet, he is known for the “Dutreil Acts”, which have modernized the French tax system, the distribution system, the professional education system and encouraged a pro-entrepreneurial culture and environment in France
A strong advocate of national artisanal and Luxury traditions, Dutreil co-authored among other books Le Geste et La Parole des Métiers d’Art, an important reference work on the subject. In 2003, he created a Government sponsored label, "Entreprise du Patrimoine vivant" (Living Heritage Companies) which has been granted to more than 600 French companies selected for their exceptional know how and heritage.