Speaker
Michel SAPIN
Minister for Finance and Public Accounts - France
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)