Vincent Peillon. Image taken 21 April 2005
Vincent Benoît Camille Peillon (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃.sɑ̃ pɛ.jɔ̃] ; born 7 July 1960 in Suresnes) is Minister for Education in the French Government. He is a longstanding French politician and since 2004 has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West France (allied with the Socialist Party and the Party of European Socialists).
Career [edit]
- Highest postgraduate teaching qualification in Philosophy (1986)
- Doctor of Philosophy (1992)
- Lecturer in Philosophy (1984–1997)
- Economic research director at the CNRS (national centre for scientific research) (2002–04)
- Secretary of the Socialist Party's group of experts (1993–94)
- Seconded to the First Secretary of the Socialist Party (1995–97)
- National research secretary of the Socialist Party (1997–2000)
- Socialist Party national spokesman (2000–02)
- Member of the Socialist Party national bureau (since 1994)
- Member of the National Assembly (1997–2002)
- Chairman of the National Assembly's inquiry into money laundering (1999–2002)
- Minister of National Education (since 2012)
Minister of Education [edit]
After the election of François Hollande, Vincent Peillon was appointed Minister of Education on May 16, 2012. The day after his nomination, he announced the end of the four-day week in primary education (introduced in 2008) for September 2013, and then the return to a five-day week. He also promised to recruite 40 000 new teachers in 2013.[1]
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French politician |
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