MICHELE ALLIOT-MARIE,
MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR, OVERSEAS FRANCE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Born on 10 September 1946 in Villeneuve-le-Roi (Val-de-Marne)

Qualifications

-  Diplôme d’études supérieures [postgraduate degree] in private law, politics and history of law
-  Doctor of law and politics
-  Diplôme d’avocat [degree of barrister-at-law]
-  Master’s degree in ethnology

Career

-  Barrister
-  Lecturer

Elective offices
-  National Assembly Deputy for Pyrénées-Atlantiques 1986, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 2002. Re-elected in 2007
-  Mayor of St Jean-de-Luz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), 1992-2002, and First Deputy Mayor since 2002
-  MEP, 1989-1992
-  Member of Pyrénées-Atlantiques General Council, 1994
-  Member of Biarritz Municipal Council (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), 1989-1992
-  Member of Ciboure Municipal Council (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), 1983-1988

Ministerial offices

-  Minister of Defence, 2002-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2007
-  Minister for Youth and Sport, 1993-1995
-  Minister of State with responsibility for Teaching, 1986-1988

Political offices

-  Chairman of the Rassemblement pour la République (RPR), 1999-2002
-  Vice-Chairman of the RPR group in the National Assembly, 1998-2002
-  Member of the RPR Political Committee, 1998
-  Member of the RPR political bureau, 1991
-  RPR Deputy General-Secretary with responsibility for Foreign Affairs, 1990
-  RPR national secretary with responsibility for the Civil Service, 1981

Most recently published works

-  Le Chêne qu’on relève, Editions Odile Jacob, 2005
-  La République des irresponsables, Editions Odile Jacob, 1999
-  La Grande Peur des classes moyennes, Editions La table ronde, 1996

Source: Prime Minister’s website, May 2007
 

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