François Baroin


François Claude Pierre René Baroin is a French politician, who served as Finance Minister from 2011 to 2012, following a stint as Minister of the Budget in the François Fillon III government. He was a long-time ally of Jacques Chirac and, currently, the mayor of Troyes.
Baroin studied at Panthéon-Assas University. A lawyer, was Minister for Overseas Territories from June 2005 to March 2007 and was briefly Minister of the Interior from March to May 2007. He replaced Nicolas Sarkozy on 26 March 2007 as Interior Minister when Sarkozy left the Government to pursue his presidential candidacy.
On 29 June 2011, François Baroin was appointed Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry, replacing Christine Lagarde following her appointment as Director General of the International Monetary Fund.
He was the partner of the journalist Marie Drucker until they separated in 2008.
In 2009, he was linked with Michèle Laroque.

Political career

Governmental functions
Ministre of Economy, Finance and Industry : 2011–2012.
Government's Spokesman : 2010–2011.
Minister of Budget, Public Accounts and State Reform : 2010–2011.
Minister of Interior : March–May 2007.
Minister of Overseas Territories : 2005–2007.
Government's spokesman : May–November 1995.
Electoral mandates
Senate
Senator for Aube : since 2014.
National Assembly of France
Vice-president of the National Assembly of France : 2002–2005
Member of the National Assembly of France for Aube : 1993–1995 / 1997–2005 / 2007–2010 / 2012-2014. Elected in 1993, reelected in 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Troyes : Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008, 2014.
Municipal councillor of Troyes : Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008, 2014.
Agglomeration community Council
President of the Agglomeration community of Troyes : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008, 2014.
Member of the Agglomeration community of Troyes : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008, 2014.
Others
President of the France's Mayors Organization : since 2014.