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Minister plenipotentiary
Born 22 July 1948, Rennes, France
Widower, 2 children
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Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, Officier des Arts et des Lettres
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Training
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- University of Rennes, degree in law (1971)
- University of Paris I, higher studies diploma in public law (1972)
- Diploma of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1972), public service section
- Ecole Nationale d'Administration (1976), promotion "Guernica"
- Prize from the Faculty of law and economic science at Rennes, in public law and economics
- Prize from the Faculties of law of France (civil law), general competition.
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Foreign language: English
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Professional career
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June 1976 ‑ January 1981
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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- 1976‑1977: Responsible to the Director for economic and financial affairs (EEC, GATT, North/South Conference, energy, transport, Cocom etc.)
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- 1977‑1981: Economic cooperation Department (EEC matters, especially agriculture and setting up the common fisheries policy)
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January 1981-December 1984
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Commission of the European Communities
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Adviser then Deputy head of cabinet to Vice‑President Ortoli, responsible for economic and monetary affairs
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January 1985‑March 1986
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French Embassy in Washington
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Counsellor for economic affairs
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March 1986‑May 1988
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Private office of Prime Minister Jacques Chirac
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Specialist adviser for European affairs and international economic and financial matters
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September 1988‑March 1993
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Usinor Sacilor
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Member and then head of the Group's Directorate for international affairs.
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Other duties ,
. Representative of the French Steel Federation
. Chairman of the governing board of the Steel Statistics Centre
. Member of the ECSC Consultative Committee
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April 1993‑January 1995
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Interministerial Committee on European Economic Cooperation
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Secretary‑General
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at the same time,
Private Office of Prime Minister Edouard Balladur
Counsellor for European affairs and Deputy sherpa (preparation of G7 summits).
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1995 - 1999
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Member of the European Commission,
with special responsibility for economic, monetary and financial affairs.
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January 2000
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Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux
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Member of the Executive Board (May 2000)
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Since May 2001
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Suez
Senior Executive Vice President, in charge of International Affairs, Corporate Relations and European affairs and France sales Department.
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Publications
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"Le Syndrôme du Diplodocus", Albin Michel Publishers (1996)
"L'euro", Le Livre de Poche, Collection Inédit/Economie (1998)
“L’économie, fil d’Ariane de l’Europe”, Sciences-Po Publishers (2000)
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