Jean-Louis Borloo -- Min of State

Jean-Louis Borloo (born 7 April 1951 in Paris) is a French politician, and currently the French Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning (Regional Development).

Of Picard origin, Borloo began his career as a lawyer in the 1980s. He became president of the Valenciennes Football Club. In 1989, he was elected mayor of Valenciennes. On 21 July 2005 he married news anchorwoman Béatrice Schönberg at Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine.

He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement and is co-president of the Radical Party, alongside André Rossinot.

He recently introduced a five-year plan of "social cohesion", which is centered around three axes: "equal opportunity, housing and employment".

From 18 May to 19 June 2007, he was Minister of the Economy and Finance in the François Fillon cabinet. Since 19 June 2007, he has been the French minister of State for Energy, Ecology and Sustainable Development.

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