Education: Lycée Louis-le-Grand; L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques (IEP/Institute for Political Studies); Attended Harvard University; L'Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA/National School of ...

Foes of Jacques Chirac were relishing the idea of him being dragged to court in the spring to face corruption charges filed by legal authorities last year. So the news on Monday that the former French ...

Force Ouvrier have said that the five main trade unions shall meet again on April 5th, after the day of strikes and protests on April 4th. Several hundred have been protesting peacefully in the Place ...

When asked in a 2001 television interview about the numerous corruption allegations that had dogged him throughout his years of public service, then-President Jacques Chirac waved the notion away as ...

The newly elected leader of Canada, Stephen Harper, put in a call to French President Jaques Chirac. The two discussed the state of relations between their two countries. After several minutes, Chirac ...

Wonder why French politicians are falling over one another these days to distance themselves from politics as usual? Look no further than the 16th chamber at the Palace of Justice in Paris, where 15 ...

A firm handshake and an unexpected round of applause saw incoming French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday usher his predecessor from the Elysee Palace — and out of a political career that ...

1962 – Joins the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers. 1967-1968 – Secretary of State of Employment. 1968-1971 – Economy and Finance Minister. 1972-1974 – Agriculture Minister. 1974-1976 – ...