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Jean-Louis Borloo
Borloo in 2007
Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development, Territorial Development and for the Elderly
In office
19 June 2007 – 13 November 2010
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byAlain Juppé
Succeeded byNathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
Personal details
Born225px
7 April 1951
Paris, France
Died225px
Resting place225px
Political partyRadical Party
SpouseBéatrice Schönberg
Parent
  • 225px
Residence(s)Valenciennes, France

Jean-Louis Borloo (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ lwi bɔʁlo]; born 7 April 1951 in Paris) is a French politician, and was the French Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning (Regional Development)[1] between 2007 and 2010.

Professional résumé

Education

Political career

Of Picard origin, Borloo began his career as a lawyer in the 1980s. He became president of the Valenciennes Football Club in 1986. In 1989, he was elected mayor of Valenciennes as an Independent, winning over 76% of the vote.

In the June 1989 European elections, he was elected to the European Parliament as the second candidate on Simone Veil's list. He held this function until his election as regional councillor for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais in 1992.

He was elected to the French National Assembly as a Miscellaneous Right candidate representing the Nord's 21st constituency in 1993. Caucusing with the UDF, he was re-elected in 1997, two years after his re-election as Mayor of Valenciennes.

He was a founding member of Ecology Generation in 1990, but he later joined the Union for French Democracy led by François Bayrou. However, he joined the Radical Party (associated to the new Union for a Popular Movement) in 2002. He was co-president of the Radical Party alongside André Rossinot between 2005 and 2007 before becoming sole President of the party in 2007.

It was under the Radical-UMP etiquette that he was re-elected deputy in 2002 and 2007.

He was Minister of the City and Urban Renewal in the Jean-Pierre Raffarin governments between 2002 and 2004, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Cohesion under Raffarin between 2004 and 2005 and finally Minister for Employment, Social Cohesion and Housing in the Dominique de Villepin government between 2005 and 2007. In this role, he introduced a five-year plan of "social cohesion", which was centered around three axes: equal opportunity, housing and employment.

On 21 July 2005 he married news anchorwoman Béatrice Schönberg at Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine.

From 18 May to 19 June 2007, he was Minister of the Economy and Finance in the François Fillon cabinet. Between 19 June 2007 and November 2010, he was the French minister of State for Energy, Ecology and Sustainable Development. In this capacity, he was a major player in the 2007–2008 Grenelle de l'environnement. He quit the government allegedly after being passed over for premiership in a cabinet reshuffle.[3]

In April 2011, Borloo quit the UMP in protest over Sarkozy's rightward swing. He announced plans to set up "a republican, ecologist, and social alliance" with a view to present a candidate in the 2012 presidential election.[4]

Political career

Governmental functions

Minister of State, Minister for Ecology, Energy and Sustainable Development: 2007–2010.

Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry: May–June 2007.

Minister for Employment, Social Cohesion and Housing: 2005–2007.

Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Cohesion: 2004–2005.[5]

Minister of the City and Urban Renewal: 2002–2004.

Electoral mandates

European Parliament

Member of European Parliament : 1989–1992.

National Assembly of France

Member of the National Assembly of France for Nord (department) (21st constituency) : 1993–2002 (Became minister in 2002) / Reelected in 2007 but he remains minister in 2007. Elected in 1993, reelected in 1997, 2002, 2007.

Regional Council

Regional councillor of Nord-Pas-de-Calais : 1992–1993 (Resignation) / March–November 1998 (Resignation).

Municipal Council

Mayor of Valenciennes : 1989–2002 (Resignation).

Deputy-mayor of Valenciennes : 2002–2008.

Municipal councillor of Valenciennes : Since 1989.

Agglomeration community Council

President of the Agglomeration community of Valenciennes : 2001–2008.

Member of the Agglomeration community of Valenciennes : 2001–2008.

Political functions

President of the Radical Party (France) : Since 2007.

Vice-president of the Union for a Popular Movement : Since 2009.

References

  1. ^ A Directory of World Leaders & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: 2008–2009 Edition. Rockville, MD: Arc Manor, 2008. 154.
  2. ^ HEC alumni figure among New Cabinet Faces
  3. ^ Ben Hall (15 November 2010). "Centrists attack Sarkozy's shift to right". Financial TImes. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  4. ^ Peggy Hollinger (8 April 2011). "Centrists defect over Sarkozy swerve right". Financial TImes. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  5. ^ The Europe World Year Book 2004, Volume I. London, UK: Europa, 2004. 1685.
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