Born on 4 March 1954 in Le Mans (Sarthe)
Education
Master’s degree in public law, DEA [postgraduate pre-PhD diploma] in public law and political science
Career
Head of the Service des Travaux législatifs et parlementaires (legislation department) in the private office of the Minister of Industry, 1981
Special assistant in the private office of the Minister of Transport, 1978-1980, then of the Minister of Defense, 1980-1981
Parliamentary assistant, 1976-1977
Elective offices
Senator for Sarthe, September 2004-November 2004, re-elected on 18 September 2005
National Assembly Deputy for Sarthe, July 1981-April 1986, April 1986-May 1988, June 1988-April 1993, April 1993-May 1993, June 1997-June 2002 and June 2002-July 2002 vChairman of the Pays de la Loire Regional Council, 1998-2002
Member of the Pays de la Loire Regional Council since 1998
Chairman of Sablé-sur-Sarthe District Council (Sarthe) since 2001
Chairman of Sarthe General Council, 1992-1998
Member of Solesmes Municipal Council (Sarthe) since 2001
Deputy Mayor then Mayor of Sablé-sur-Sarthe, 1983-2001
Member of Sablé-sur-Sarthe Municipal Council, 1981-1986
Ministerial offices
Prime Minister (2007-)
Minister for National Education, Higher Education and Research, 2004-2005
Minister of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity, 2002-2004
Minister for Information Technology and the Post Office, then Minister Delegate with responsibility for the Post Office, Telecommunications and Space, 1995-1997
Minister of Higher Education and Research, 1993-1995
Political offices
Founder member of Union en Mouvement and Chairman of the France 9 think-tank since 2002
Rassemblement pour la République’s (RPR) political adviser, 1999-2001
Spokesman for the RPR’s executive committee, 1998
RPR National Secretary, responsible for local branches, 1997
Recent published works
La France peut supporter la vérité (France can face the truth), Editions Albin Michel, 2006
Les retraites (The retirement pensions), Editions Michalon, 2007
Source: Prime Minister’s website
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