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Born on 13 March 1954 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine)

After obtaining a degree in economics, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres attended first the Paris Institut d'Etudes Politiques and then the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (Voltaire year, 1980). He pursued his career in the Préfet of Indre-et-Loire's private office as the préfet's principal private secretary, and then became Secretary-General of the Centre Region Police Administration (1980-1981). From 1981 to 1982, he held the position of Alpes de Hautes Provence Secretary-General, and then, from 1982-1985, that of Sous-Préfet of Château-Thierry. He has been a senior lecturer at the Paris Institut d'Etudes Politiques since 1984, and in 1985 became a member of the Conseil d'Etat [France's supreme administrative court which also advises the government on legislation].

Elective offices

Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres was elected National Assembly Deputy for Indre-et-Loire in June 1997, and has also been a member of Tours Municipal Council since March 2001.

He was a member of Centre Regional Council from 1986 to 2001, where he was both Chairman of the Union pour la démocratie française (UDF) Group and general rapporteur on the Budget and Planning (1986-1993), then Vice-Chairman and general rapporteur on the Budget (1993-1998).

Political offices

Between 1986 and 1996, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres was delegate-general of the Parti Républicain (PR) in his capacity of member of the Political Bureau. He was a special assistant to François Léotard, Ministre d'Etat, Minister of Defence (1993-1995).

Delegate-general of the UDF (1996-1998), then of the Nouvelle UDF (since 1998), he was also concurrently principal private secretary to François Léotard in the PR (1986) and the UDF (1996-1998)./.