FRENCH REPUBLIC
PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY

Born on January 28, 1955 in Paris XVIIème.

Married - three children.

Former lawyer at the bar of Paris.

Studies

• Control of private law (1978)
• Certificate of aptitude for the occupation of lawyer (1981)
• Political DEA of Sciences with mention (memory on the Referendum of April 27, 1969)
• Institute of Political Studies of Paris (1979-1981)

Political offices

• City council man of the Neuilly-on-Seine in 1977
• Mayor of the Neuilly-on-Seine of 1983 to 2002
• Vice-president of the General Council of the Top-of-Seine, in charge of the teaching of the culture (1986-1988)
• Deputy of the Top-of-Seine (6th district) of 1988 to 2002
• Elected official President of the departmental Committee of the RPR of the Top-of-Seine on May 3, 2000.
• Elected official President of the General Council of the Top-of-Seine on April 1, 2004.
• Minister for the Budget (1993-1995) and Transport (1994-1995)
• Spokesman of the Government (1993-1995)
• National secretary of RPR, in charge of Youth and the Formation (1988)
• National secretary of RPR, in charge of Animation, Youth and the Formation (1989)
• Deputy manager of the list of union for the European Elections (1989) - Associated Secretary-general of RPR, responsible for the Federations (1992-1993)
• Member of the Political Office of RPR (since 1993)
• Coordinator and spokesman of the team of transition (July 10, 1997) Secretary-general from RPR (February 6, 1998)
• President by interim of RPR (April 1999-October 1999)
• Chief candidate RPR-dl for the European Elections of June 1999.
• Local Freedom and Interior Safety, Minister of Interior Department (2002/2004)
• Minister of State, minister Economy, of Finances and Industry (2004 - 2005)
• President of the general Council of the Top-of-Seine
• Elected official chair of UMP on November 28, 2004
• And Regional planning Minister of Interior Department (May 2005 - March 2007)
• Candidate with the presidential election (14/01/07)
• Resign of the government in March 2007
• 31,18% of the voices to the first turn of the presidential election obtain on April 22, 2007
• Elected official chair French Republic with 53,06% of the voices on May 06, 2007
• Resign of the presidency of UMP on May 14, 2007

Works

• George Mandel, the Monk of the Policy - Grasset Editions - 1994
• At the end of passion, balance - Discussion with Michel Denisot - Editions Albin Michel - 1995
• Free - Editions XO/Robert Laffont - January 2001
• The Republic, Religions, the Hope Stag - 2004
• Testimony, Xo Editions - 2006
• Together, Xo Editions - April 2007