Speaker

Michel SAPIN

Minister of Finance and Budget - France

Michel Sapin was born on 9 April 1952

Ministerial positions

• Since April 2014: Minister for Finance and Public Accounts
• 2012 to 2014: Minister for Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Industrial Relations
• 2000 to 2002: Minister for the Civil Service and State Reform
• 1992 to 1993: Minister for the Economy and Finance
• 1991 to 1992: Minister Delegate for Justice

Elected positions

• From 1995 to 2012: Chairman of the Community of Communes of Pays d’Argenton-sur-Creuse
• From 2007 to 2012: Mayor of Argenton-sur-Creuse (Indre) and MP for the Indre département
• 2004 to 2007: Chairman of the Regional Council of the Centre region
• 2002 to 2004: Mayor of Argenton-sur-Creuse (Indre)
• 2000 to 2004: Vice-Chairman of the Regional Council of the Centre region
• 1998 to 2004: Member of the Indre département Council
• 1998 to 2000 : Chairman of the Regional Council of the Centre region
• 1995 to 2001: Mayor of Argenton-sur-Creuse (Indre)
• 1992 to 1994: Regional Councillor for the Ile-de-France region
• 1988 to 1991: Chairman of the Constitutional Acts, Legislation and General Administration Committee of the French National Assembly
• 1986 to 1991: MP for the Hauts-de-Seine département
• 1984 to 1985: Deputy Speaker of the French National Assembly
• 1981 to 1986: MP for the Indre département

Political positions with the Socialist Party (PS)

• From 2007 to 2012: National Secretary with responsibility for the economy and taxation
• 2003 to 2008: National Treasury Officer reporting to the First Secretary
• 1998 to 2000: National Secretary with responsibility for employment
• 1997 to 1998: National Secretary with responsibility for economic issues

Other positions

• 2004 to 2007: Chairman of Avenir Rail
• 1998 to 2000: First Vice-Chairman of the Association des régions de France (ARF)
• 1994 to 1995: Member of the Monetary Policy Council at Banque de France

Career

• Since 1980: Magistrate at the Paris Administrative Court

Education

• Graduate of the École nationale d’administration (ENA, Voltaire class)
• Graduate of the École normale supérieure (ENS), Ulm campus
• Graduate of the Institut d’études politiques (IEP) de Paris
• DEA (postgraduate diploma) in geography

Published works

La France peut s’en sortir, co-authored with Jean Arthuis(Éditions l’Archipel, 2012)

L’écume et l’océan (Éditions Flammarion, 2014)