François Baroin

Politician

1965 –

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Who is François Baroin?

François Baroin 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. 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.

He was the partner of the journalist Marie Drucker until they separated in 2008. In 2009, he was connected with Michèle Laroque.

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Born
Jun 21, 1965
Paris
Spouses
Nationality
  • France
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Education
  • Pantheon-Assas University

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on July 23, 2013

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