François Baroin

François Baroin
Mayor of Troyes
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 June 1995
Preceded by	Robert Galley
Senator
In office 1 October 2014 – 1 October 2017
Preceded by	Yann Gaillard
Succeeded by	Évelyne Perrot
Constituency	Aube
Minister of Finance
In office 29 June 2011 – 10 May 2012
Prime Minister	François Fillon
Preceded by	Christine Lagarde
Succeeded by	Pierre Moscovici
Minister of the Budget
In office 21 March 2010 – 29 June 2011
Prime Minister	François Fillon
Preceded by	Éric Wœrth
Succeeded by	Valérie Pécresse
Minister of the Interior
In office 26 March 2007 – 18 May 2007
Prime Minister	Dominique de Villepin
Preceded by	Nicolas Sarkozy
Succeeded by	Michèle Alliot-Marie
Government Spokesperson of France
In office 14 November 2010 – 29 June 2011
Preceded by	Luc Chatel
Succeeded by	Valérie Pécresse
In office 17 May 1995 – 7 November 1995
Preceded by	Philippe Douste-Blazy
Succeeded by	Alain Lamassoure
Minister for Overseas
In office 2 June 2005 – 26 March 2007
Preceded by	Brigitte Girardin
Succeeded by	Hervé Mariton
Member of the National Assembly for Aube's 3rd constituency
In office 28 March 1993 – 30 September 2014
Preceded by	Michel Cartelet
Succeeded by	Gérard Menuel
Personal details
Born	(1965-06-21) 21 June 1965 Paris, France
Political party	Republicans (2015–present)
Other political affiliations	Rally for the Republic (Before 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
Alma mater	Panthéon-Assas University Higher Institute of Management

François Claude Pierre René Baroin (born 21 June 1965 in Paris) is a French politician, who served as Finance Minister from 2011 to 2012, following a stint as Minister of the Budget in the François Fillon III government. He is a long-time ally of Jacques Chirac and, currently, the mayor of Troyes.

Baroin studied at Panthéon-Assas University.^[1] A lawyer, was Minister for Overseas Territories from June 2005 to March 2007 and was briefly Minister of the Interior from March to May 2007. He replaced Nicolas Sarkozy on 26 March 2007 as Interior Minister when Sarkozy left the Government to pursue his presidential candidacy.

On 29 June 2011, François Baroin was appointed Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry, replacing Christine Lagarde following her appointment as Director General of the International Monetary Fund.^[2]

He was the partner of the journalist Marie Drucker until they separated in 2008.^[3] In 2009, he was linked with Michèle Laroque.^[4]

Political career

Governmental functions

Ministre of Economy, Finance and Industry : 2011-2012.

Government's Spokesman : 2010-2011.

Minister of Budget, Public Accounts and State Reform : 2010-2011.

Minister of Interior : March–May 2007.

Minister of Overseas Territories : 2005–2007.

Government's spokesman : May–November 1995.

Electoral mandates

Senate

Senator for Aube : since 2014.

National Assembly of France

Vice-president of the National Assembly of France : 2002–2005

Member of the National Assembly of France for Aube (3rd constituency) : 1993–1995 (Became government's spokesman in 1995) / 1997–2005 (Became minister in 2005) / 2007–2010 (Became minister in 2010) / 2012-2014 (elected as a senator). Elected in 1993, reelected in 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Troyes : Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008, 2014.

Municipal councillor of Troyes : Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008, 2014.

Agglomeration community Council

President of the Agglomeration community of Troyes : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008, 2014.

Member of the Agglomeration community of Troyes : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008, 2014.

Others

President of the France's Mayors Organization (Association des Maires de France, powerful organization for more than 36 000 mayors of France) : since 2014.

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