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Jean-Pierre Raffarin Biography |
Jean-Pierre Raffarin (born August 3, 1948) is a French conservative politician. He is the current Prime Minister of France.
Born in Poitiers. He studied law at Paris-Assas University and later graduated from the Ecole supérieure de commerce de Paris business school. He has been the Prime Minister since April 2002. He was named by President Jacques Chirac after the latter's reelection as President.
His political policy combines communication, authority and neoliberalism. In 2003, he launched the reform of the public retirement scheme and that of the decentralization, which caused many strikes. During the summer of 2003, the country knew an unusual episode of heat wave which caused the death of more than 13,000 people: the perceived late reaction of the governement was reproached to him.
On March 28, 2004, the ruling UMP party suffered a disaster during the regional elections, with all but one régions of mainland France going to the opposition (PS, PCF, Les Verts). This was generally interpreted, including by Raffarin himself, as a gesture of no-confidence against the government from the electorate. On March 30, Jean-Pierre Raffarin tendered the resignation of his government to president Chirac, who immediately re-appointed him prime minister, with the charge to form a new government. The new cabinet announced on March 31 no longer contains the ministers (such as Luc Ferry or Jean-François Mattei) who had committed important mistakes during the previous administration.
See also:
List of Prime Ministers of France
Politics of France
Raffarin's First Government, 7 May 2002 - 31 March 2004
Jean-Pierre Raffarin - Prime Minister
Dominique de Villepin - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Francophonie
Michèle Alliot-Marie - Minister of Defense and Veterans
Nicolas Sarkozy - Minister of the Interior, Interior Security, and Local Liberties
Francis Mer - Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry
François Fillon - Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, and Solidarity
Dominique Perben - Minister of Justice
Luc Ferry - Minister of National Education, Youth, Higher Education, and Research
Jean-Jacques Aillagon - Minister of Culture and Communication
Hervé Gaymard - Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
Roselyne Bachelot - Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development
Jean-François Lamour - Minister of Sport
Brigitte Girardin - Minister of Overseas
Giles de Robien - Minister of Transport, Housing, Tourism, Sea, and Equipment
Jean-François Mattéi - Minister of Health, Family, and Handicapped People
Jean-Paul Delevoye - Minister of Civil Service, Reform of the State, and Regional Planning
Changes
17 June 2002 - Michèle Alliot-Marie ceases to be Minister of Veterans, remaining only Minister of Defense. Dominique de Villepin ceases to be Minister of Cooperation and Francophonie, becoming solely Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Raffarin's Second Government, 31 March 2004 - Present
Jean-Pierre Raffarin - Prime Minister
Michel Barnier - Minister of Foreign Affairs
Michèle Alliot-Marie - Minister of Defense
Dominique de Villepin - Minister of the Interior, Interior Security, and Local Liberties
Nicolas Sarkozy - Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry
Jean-Louis Borloo - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Cohesion
Dominique Perben - Minister of Justice
François Fillon - Minister of National Education, Higher Education, and Research
Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres - Minister of Culture and Communication
Hervé Gaymard - Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fish, and Rural Affairs
Serge Lepeltier - Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development
Jean-François Lamour - Minister of Youth, Sport, and Community Life
Brigitte Girardin - Minister of Overseas
Giles de Robien - Minister of Transport, Tourism, Regional Planning, Sea, and Equipment
Philippe Douste-Blazy - Minister of Health and Social Protection
Marie-Josée Roig - Minister of Family and Childhood
Renaud Dutreil - Minister of Civil Service and Reform of the State
Nicole Ameline - Minister of Parity and Professional Equality |
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