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FRANCOIS FILLON
Prime Minister
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
- 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
- Les retraites, Editions Michalon, 2007
- La France en majuscules (with Olivier Dassault), Editions Plon, 2007
- La France peut supporter la vérité, Editions Albin Michel, 2006
Source: Prime Minister's website
Embassy of France in the United States - May 18, 2007
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