Jean-Jacques Urvoas

Jean-Jacques Urvoas
Minister of Justice
In office
27 January 2016 – 10 May 2017
Prime Minister Manuel Valls
Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded by Christiane Taubira
Succeeded by François Bayrou
Personal details
Born (1959-09-19) 19 September 1959
Brest, France
Political party Socialist Party
Alma mater University of Western Brittany
University of Rennes 1
Panthéon-Assas University

Jean-Jacques Urvoas (born 19 September 1959 in Brest, France) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Finistère department,[1] and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.

Early life

He was born on 19 September 1959 [2]

Career

He has been a member of the Socialist Party since the age of 18.[3]

In 2009, he was made top security adviser to Martine Aubry, then the leader of the Socialist Party.[3]

Minister of Justice

On 27 January 2016, Jean-Jacques Urvoas was named as the replacement to become the Minister of Justice for France.[3][4] This after Christiane Taubira resigned as Minister of Justice of France, in protest of the new anti-terrorism law in France.[5]

Parliamentary Office

Early septembre 2017, Jean-Jacques Urvoas put a whistle-blower on trial, after having leaked the way how the parliamentary office real estate, bougth with public funds, was litigiously stated in his own private assets for 210.000€. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Jean-Jacques Urvoas". Gouvernement.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Socialists' security man named France's new justice minister - France 24". France 24. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Associated Press, French justice chief resigns amid flap over terrorism bill, San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 2016
  5. ↑ "French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira resigns after terror law row - France 24". France 24. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. ↑ http://www.liberation.fr/france/2017/07/26/a-quimper-la-bonne-operation-immobiliere-de-l-ex-depute-jean-jacques-urvoas_1586291
  7. ↑ http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/l-ancien-ministre-urvoas-poursuit-en-justice-un-lanceur-d-alerte_1942425.html#btVY1C4MJykVCVA8.01
Political offices
Preceded by
Christiane Taubira		 Minister of Justice
2016–2017		 Succeeded by
François Bayrou


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