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François Fillon
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168th Prime Minister of France
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 May 2007
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Preceded byDominique de Villepin
Personal details
Born (1954-03-04) March 4, 1954 (age 70)
Le Mans, Sarthe
NationalityFrench
Political partyUMP
SpousePenelope Fillon
ChildrenMarie, Charles, Antoine, Édouard and Arnaud
ResidenceHôtel Matignon
Alma materUniversité du Maine
Websitehttp://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/en/
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François Fillon (IPA: [fʁɑ̃.swa fi.jɔ̃]; born 4 March 1954 in Le Mans, Sarthe) is the Prime Minister of France (since May 17, 2007[1]). As a member of the UMP party, he became Jean-Pierre Raffarin's Minister of Labour in 2002 and undertook controversial reforms of the 35-hour working week law and of the French retirement system (Loi Fillon). He became Minister of Education and Research in 2004 and proposed the much debated Fillon law on Education. In 2005, he was not included in the new government headed by Dominique de Villepin, but was elected senator of Sarthe. His role as a political advisor in Nicolas Sarkozy's successful race for president led to his current role.

Family history

Fillon's Sarthe heritage

The Fillon family has its roots in the Sarthe area.

François Fillon's father is a lawyer, whilst his mother, Anne Fillon, is a celebrated French historian and his youngest brother, Dominique, is a talented pianist.[2]

Fillon lives with his wife, Penelope, and five children, Marie, Charles, Antoine, Édouard and Arnaud, in the XIIth Century Château de Beaucé, set in 20 acres of woodland on the banks of the River Sarthe at Sablé-sur-Sarthe, near the famous monastery village of Solesmes, about halfway between Le Mans and Angers. M. and Mme Fillon resided in various other properties, always in the Sarthe, throughout their marriage, before buying Beaucé in 1993.[2]

Connections with United Kingdom

Fillon has a reputation as an Anglophile and has made speaking engagements at a wide variety of universities in Britain, notably the London School of Economics.[3]

His wife was born Penelope Clarke in the village of Llanover, near Abergavenny in Wales, like himself the child of a solicitor, and they were married in the bride's family church in June 1980.[2][4][5] Fillon's younger brother, Pierre, an ophthalmic specialist, later married Penelope Fillon's younger sister, Jane.

Fillon and Le Mans

Having lived all his life in the Le Mans area and now representing it politically, Fillon is an enthusiastic supporter of the city's famous 24 Hour sportscar race, which he has attended nearly every year since he was a small child. He is a member of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, which stages the event, and is on the race's organisation committee. He has competed himself in the Le Mans Classic 24-Hour event (a race for historic sportscars, not to be confused with the premier 24-hour race, but held on the same circuit each year) and in a number of other classic road rallies.[6]

Professional résumé

Education

  • 1972, Baccalaureat, Philosophy stream.
  • 1976, MA Public Law, Université du Maine.
  • 1977, DEA in Public Law, University René Descartes of Paris.
  • DEA in Political Science, National Foundation of Political Sciences.

Political career

Early appointments

  • 1976 to 1977, Parliamentary Assistant to Joël Le Theule, deputy of Sarthe.
  • 1977 to 1978, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet to Joël Le Theule, Minister of Transportation.
  • In 1980, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet to Joël Le Theule, Minister of Defense.
  • In 1981, Chief of the Service of Legislative and Parliamentary Work to the Cabinet of Michel Giraud, Minister of Industry.

Local elective career

  • 1981 - 1986, elected city council member of Sablé-sur-Sarthe.
  • Deputy-mayor, in charge of the economic affairs.
  • March 1983 - 2001, Mayor of Sablé-sur-Sarthe.
  • February 1981 - 1998, General Council member for the canton of Sablé-sur-Sarthe.
  • March 1985, vice-president of the General Council, in charge of the Economic affairs.
  • 1992 - 1998, President of the General Council of Sarthe.
  • Since 1998, Regional Council member of Pays de la Loire.
  • From April 1998 to May 2004, President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire.
  • Since 2001, city council member of Solesmes in Sarthe.
  • President of the Communauté de communes de Sablé-sur-Sarthe.

Party Positions

  • 1997, National Secretary of RPR, in charge of the Federations.
  • 1998, Executive Commission Spokesman of RPR.
  • Since 2002, founder member of Union en Mouvement, writer of the project of Union en Mouvement ("Our vision for France") and President of the Association France.9.

Parliamentary career

  • In 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997 and 2002, elected and re-elected to the National Assembly for the 4th district of Sarthe, running for the RPR.
  • Member of the Commission of Defense.
  • President of the France-Thailand Friendship Group.
  • Since 2005, senator from the Sarthe.

Ministerial career

  • April 1993 - 1995, Minister for the Higher education and Research.
  • May - November 1995, Minister of Postal Services and Information Technologies, then Minister delegated to the Postal Services, Telecommunications and Space.
  • May 2002 - March 2004, Minister of Social Affairs, Work and Solidarity.
  • March 2004 - June 2005, Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research
  • 17 May 2007 - Appointed Prime Minister of France by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Prime Minister

The day after he became President, Nicolas Sarkozy appointed Fillon as Prime Minister of France, charging him with the task of forming a new cabinet, which was announced on 18 May 2007.[7]

Cabinet membership

Ministers

Secretaries of State

  • Roger Karoutchi - Secretary of State for Parliamentary Relations (with Fillon)
  • Éric Besson - Secretary of State for Economic Prospective and Evaluation of Public Policies (with Fillon)
  • Dominique Bussereau - Secretary of State for Transport (with Juppé)
  • Jean-Pierre Jouyet - Secretary of State for European Affairs (with Kouchner)

High Commissionner

  • Martin Hirsch - High Commissionner for Active Solidarities against Poverty

References

  1. ^ "Communiqué de la Présidence de la République concernant la nomination du Premier ministre" (in French). Élysée Palace. 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-05-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Welshwoman prepares for life in French No 10". telegraph.co.uk. 2007-05-07. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  3. ^ "Anglophile Fillon is new French PM". Guardian Unlimited. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-05-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Sarkozy's first hundred days". Guardian Unlimited. 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2007-05-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "François Fillon - Minister for National Education, Higher Education and Research". Embassy of France in the United States. 2004-03-31. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  6. ^ "Le Mans racer to be France's next Prime Minister?". GrandPrix.com. 2007-05-07. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  7. ^ Communiqué de la Présidence de la République concernant la composition du gouvernement de M. François FILLON, Premier ministre. Élysée Palace, May 18, 2007
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