100 Notable alumni of
National School of Administration
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The National School of Administration is 100th in the world, 35th in Europe, and 5th in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the National School of Administration sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Emmanuel Macron
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2002-2004
- Occupations
- officialinternational forum participantbankerpoliticianinvestment banker
- Biography
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Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has been President of France since 2017. Macron is ex officio one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. He previously was Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande from 2014 to 2016, and as Deputy Secretary-General to the President from 2012 to 2014. He is a founding member of Renaissance, a centrist political party.
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Jacques Chirac
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1957-1959
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Jacques René Chirac was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.
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François Hollande
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1978-1980
- Occupations
- statesperson
- Biography
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François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Prior to his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1997 to 2008, Mayor of Tulle from 2001 to 2008, as well as President of the General Council of Corrèze from 2008 to 2012. Hollande also held the 1st constituency of Corrèze seat in the National Assembly twice, from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 until 2012.
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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1949-1951
- Occupations
- statesperson
- Biography
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Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing, also known as Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981.
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Édouard Philippe
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1995-1997
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Édouard Charles Philippe is a French politician serving as Mayor of Le Havre since 2020, previously holding the office from 2010 to 2017. He was Prime Minister of France from 15 May 2017 to 3 July 2020 under President Emmanuel Macron.
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Valérie Pécresse
- Occupations
- ministermagistratepolitician
- Biography
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Valérie Pécresse is a French politician who has served as President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans, she previously served as Minister of Higher Education and Research from 2007 to 2011 and Minister of the Budget and Government Spokeswoman from 2011 to 2012 under Prime Minister François Fillon. Pécresse represented the 2nd constituency of Yvelines in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2012 until 2016.
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Jean Castex
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1989-1991
- Occupations
- politicianstatesperson
- Biography
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Jean Castex is a French politician who was the country's Prime Minister from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020, when he joined La République En Marche! (LREM). Castex served for twelve years as mayor of the small town of Prades prior to his appointment as Prime Minister by President Emmanuel Macron. He resigned his post in May 2022.
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Ségolène Royal
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1978-1980
- Occupations
- politicianinternational forum participantlawyer
- Biography
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Marie-Ségolène Royal is a French politician who was the Socialist Party candidate for the Presidency of France in the 2007 election.
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Laurent Wauquiez
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1999-2001
- Occupations
- ministerpolitician
- Biography
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Laurent Timothée Marie Wauquiez is a French politician who has presided over the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes since 2016. He is a member of The Republicans (LR), which he led from 2017 to 2019 following the resignation of Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Jacques Attali
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1968-1970
- Occupations
- writerinternational forum participanteconomistbankerpolitician
- Biography
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Jacques José Mardoché Attali is a French economic and social theorist, writer, political adviser and senior civil servant.
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Alain Juppé
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1970-1972
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician. A member of The Republicans, he was Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac, during which period he faced major strikes that paralysed the country and became very unpopular. He left office after the victory of the left in the snap 1997 legislative elections. He had previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, and as Minister of the Budget and Spokesman for the Government from 1986 to 1988. He was president of the political party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) from 2002 to 2004 and mayor of Bordeaux from 1995 to 2004.
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Paul Biya
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Paul Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has been the second president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982, having previously been the prime minister of Cameroon from 1975 to 1982. He is the second-longest-ruling president in Africa, the longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world and the oldest head of state in the world.
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Bruno Le Maire
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1996-1998
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Bruno Le Maire is a French politician, writer, and former diplomat who has served as Economy and Finance Minister since 2017 under President Emmanuel Macron.
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Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, sometimes referred to by his initials NDA, is a French politician serving since 2008 as president of the minor party Debout la France. He is its only member in the National Assembly, having been elected for Essonne's 8th constituency beginning in 1997; he was previously mayor of Yerres from 1995 to 2017.
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Dominique de Villepin
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1978-1980
- Occupations
- diplomatlawyerwriterpoliticianinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007 under President Jacques Chirac.
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Laurent Fabius
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1971-1973
- Occupations
- lecturerpoliticianforeign ministerdiplomat
- Biography
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Laurent Fabius is a French politician serving as president of the Constitutional Council since 8 March 2016. A member of the Socialist Party, he previously served as Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. Fabius was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, after Gabriel Attal, the second youngest prime minister of the Fifth Republic.
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Philippe de Villiers
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1976-1978
- Occupations
- writerpoliticianconspiracy theoristessayistofficial
- Biography
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Philippe Marie Jean Joseph Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon, known as Philippe de Villiers, is a French entrepreneur, politician and novelist. He is the founder of the Puy du Fou theme park in Vendée, which is centred around the history of France. Appointed Secretary of State for Culture in 1986 by President François Mitterrand, de Villiers entered the National Assembly the following year and the European Parliament in 1994.
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Lionel Jospin
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1963-1965
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianwitness filmed
- Biography
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Lionel Robert Jospin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002.
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Jean Messiha
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2005
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Jean Messiha is an Egyptian-born French economist, media personality, and formerly a politician and senior civil servant. He was appointed Deputy Undersecretary of Management at the Ministry of Defence in 2014 before he joined the National Front (FN) in 2016, when he became spokesman of Horaces, a group of high-ranking civil servants and business executives who meet once a month to discuss the party platform. Messiha stood as a candidate in the 2017 legislative election in the 4th constituency of the Aisne department.
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Florian Philippot
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2007-2009
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Florian Philippot is a French politician. He served as Vice President of the National Front from 2012 to 2017 before quitting the party to found The Patriots in September 2017, which has failed to win any representation in subsequent elections.
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Sigrid Kaag
- Occupations
- ministerdiplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Sigrid Agnes Maria Kaag is a Dutch politician, humanitarian and diplomat. She was the leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) and served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and as Minister of Finance.
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François Asselineau
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1983-1985
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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François Asselineau is a French politician and an Inspector General for finances.
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Sarah Knafo
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2018-2019
- Occupations
- officialpolitical adviser
- Biography
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Sarah Knafo is a French magistrate for the Court of Audit, civil servant, author and political activist.
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Audrey Azoulay
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1998-2000
- Occupations
- politicianministerofficialinternational forum participantmanager
- Biography
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Audrey Azoulay is a French civil servant and politician who has been serving as the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 2017, becoming the second female leader of the organization. She previously served as France's Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Manuel Valls from 2016 to 2017.
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Michel Rocard
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1956-1958
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Michel Rocard was a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party (PS). He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991 during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI), a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and achieved the Matignon Accords regarding the status of New Caledonia. He was a member of the European Parliament, and was strongly involved in European policies until 2009. In 2007, he joined a Commission under the authority of Nicolas Sarkozy's Minister of Education, Xavier Darcos.
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Édouard Balladur
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1955-1957
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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Édouard Balladur is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France under François Mitterrand from 29 March 1993 to 17 May 1995. He unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1995 French presidential election, coming in third place.
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Florence Parly
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Florence Parly is a French politician who served as Minister of the Armed Forces under President Emmanuel Macron from 2017 to 2022. A former member of the Socialist Party (PS), she previously served as Secretary of State for the Budget from 2000 to 2002 under President Jacques Chirac.
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Adly Mansour
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1975-1977
- Occupations
- lawyermagistratejudgepolitician
- Biography
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Adly Mahmoud Mansour is an Egyptian judge and politician who served as the president (or chief justice) of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt. He also served as interim president of Egypt from 4 July 2013 to 8 June 2014 following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état by the military which deposed President Mohamed Morsi. Several secular and religious figures, such as the Grand Imam of al-Azhar (Ahmed el-Tayeb), the Coptic Pope (Tawadros II), and Mohamed ElBaradei supported the coup against President Morsi and the military appointed Mansour interim-president until an election could take place. Morsi refused to acknowledge his removal as valid and continued to maintain that only he could be considered the legitimate President of Egypt. Mansour was sworn into office in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court on 4 July 2013.
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Martine Aubry
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1973-1975
- Occupations
- Grands corps de l'Etatpoliticiananciens cadres
- Biography
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Martine Louise Marie Aubry is a French politician. She was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste, or PS) from November 2008 to April 2012, and has been the Mayor of Lille (Nord) since March 2001; she is also the first woman to hold this position. Her father, Jacques Delors, served as Minister of Finance under President François Mitterrand and was also President of the European Commission.
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Jean-Pierre Chevènement
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1963-1965
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jean-Pierre Chevènement is a French politician who served as a minister in the 1980s and 1990s best known for his candidacy in the 2002 French presidential election. After serving as mayor of Belfort, he was elected to the Senate for the Territoire de Belfort in 2008. As a cofounder of the PS and founder of the Republican and Citizen Movement (MRC), he is a significant figure of the French left.
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Kajsa Ollongren
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jkvr. Karin Hildur "Kajsa" Ollongren is a Dutch-Swedish politician serving as the Netherlands' Minister of Defence since 10 January 2022. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66), she previously served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and second Deputy Prime Minister in the third Rutte cabinet (2017–2022), and briefly as Mayor of Amsterdam (October 2017).
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Henry de Lesquen
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1972-1974
- Occupations
- radio directorpoliticianofficial
- Biography
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Henry de Lesquen is a French politician. A retired official and former radio host, de Lesquen has been the president of the Carrefour de l'Horloge, a national liberal think tank, since 1985. A blogger and YouTuber since the 2010s, he has participated in popularising the concept of "remigration" in France, as well as spreading racialist concepts built on anthropologist Carleton S. Coon's works.
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Agnès Pannier-Runacher
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1998-2000
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Agnès Pannier-Runacher is a French business executive and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.
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Jean-Baptiste Djebbari
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- 2015-2016 studied government
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jean-Baptiste Djebbari is a French aircraft pilot and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM).
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Jean-François Copé
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1989
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jean-François Copé is a French politician serving as Mayor of Meaux since 1995 with an interruption from 2002 to 2005. He was Government Spokesman between 2002 and 2007, when assumed other tenures in the government—including Minister of the Budget—at the same time. He also served as the member of the National Assembly for the 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne and president of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) group in the National Assembly. In November 2010 he became the party's secretary-general. In August 2012 he announced that he would run for the presidency of the UMP, facing the former Prime Minister François Fillon.
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Pierre Moscovici
- Occupations
- politicianinternational forum participanteconomist
- Biography
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Pierre Moscovici is a French politician who served as the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2014 and as Minister for European Affairs between 1997 and 2002.
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Henri de Castries
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1978-1980
- Occupations
- international forum participantbusinessperson
- Biography
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Henri de La Croix de Castries is a French businessman. He was chairman and CEO of AXA until retiring from both roles on 1 September 2016.
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Jean-Charles Naouri
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1974-1976
- Occupations
- businesspersonentrepreneur
- Biography
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Jean-Charles Naouri is a French businessman. He is chairman, chief executive officer and controlling shareholder of Groupe Casino.
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Sylvie Goulard
- Occupations
- politicianwriterofficial
- Biography
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Sylvie Goulard is a French politician and civil servant who served as Deputy Governor of the Banque de France from 2018 to 2022.
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Jacques Cheminade
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1967-1969
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jacques Guy Cheminade is a French politician, activist and former diplomat. He is the head of the Solidarity and Progress (SP) party, the French arm of the LaRouche movement. He has thrice run for President of France (1995, 2012, 2017), always placing last.
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Hubert Védrine
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1972-1974
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Hubert Védrine is a French Socialist politician. He is an advisor at Moelis & Company.
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Alexis Kohler
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1998-2000
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Alexis Kohler, full name Arnaud Alexis Michel Kohler, is a French special adviser, senior official, and politician. Former director of the cabinet of Pierre Moscovici, then of Emmanuel Macron at the Ministry of Finance, he was appointed general secretary of the Élysée Palace on 14 May 2017.
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Fleur Pellerin
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1998-2000
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Fleur Pellerin is a French businesswoman, former civil servant and Socialist Party politician who served as a French government minister from 2012 to 2016.
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Antoine Veil
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1953-1955
- Occupations
- politicianentrepreneurofficial
- Biography
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Antoine Veil was a French civil servant of the haut fonctionnaire grade.
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Martin Hirsch
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Martin Hirsch is a French civil servant who was the former head of Emmaüs France, the former High Commissioner for Active Solidarity against Poverty, and the High Commissioner for Youth in the government of François Fillon. Hirsch was in charge of setting up the Revenu de solidarité active and left the government in March 2010 to head the state's Civic Service Agency.
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François Léotard
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1971-1973
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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François Gérard Marie Léotard was a French politician. Singer and actor Philippe Léotard was his brother.
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Jean-Claude Trichet
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1969-1971
- Occupations
- economistinternational forum participantpoliticianbanker
- Biography
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Jean-Claude Trichet is a French economist who served as President of the European Central Bank from 2004 to 2011. Previous to his assumption of the presidency he served as Governor of the Bank of France from 1993 to 2004.
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Clément Beaune
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2007-2009
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Clément Beaune is a French public servant and politician who served as Minister for Transport (2022–2024) and as the Secretary of State for European Affairs (2020–2022) in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean Castex and Élisabeth Borne.
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Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2002-2004
- Occupations
- tennis playerofficial
- Biography
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Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is a French businesswoman and former professional tennis player who has been serving as Minister of Youth, Sports and Olympic and Paralympic Games in the government of successive Prime Ministers Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal since May 2022.
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Philippe Séguin
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1968-1970
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Philippe Séguin was a French political figure who was President of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1997 and President of the Cour des Comptes of France from 2004 to 2010.
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Catherine Colonna
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Catherine Colonna is a French diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from May 2022 to January 2024.
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Emmanuelle Wargon
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1995-1997
- Occupations
- politicianlobbyistofficial
- Biography
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Emmanuelle Wargon is a French civil servant, politician and former lobbyist who has been serving as president of the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) since 2022.
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Matthieu Pigasse
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpoliticianbankerbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
- Biography
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Matthieu Pigasse is a French investment banker, media mogul and investor. He previously served as Lazard's Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Sovereign Advisory, as well as CEO of Lazard France. He currently serves as head of Centerview Partners in France.
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Élisabeth Guigou
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1972-1974
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Élisabeth Guigou is a French politician of the Socialist Party who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 until 2017, representing Seine-Saint-Denis' 9th constituency.
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Alexandre Bompard
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1997-1999
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Alexandre Bompard is a French businessman. He became CEO of the retail chain Fnac in 2011. Since July 2017, he has also been chairman and CEO of Carrefour.
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Jacques Toubon
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1963-1965
- Occupations
- civil servantminister of cultureofficialpoliticianjustice minister
- Biography
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Jacques Toubon is a right-wing French politician who held several major national and Parisian offices. He has been serving as Defender of Rights (Ombudsman) between 2014 and 2020.
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Boris Vallaud
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2002-2004
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Boris Vallaud is a French politician who has represented the department of Landes in the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he became president of the Socialist group in the National Assembly in 2022.
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Michel Sapin
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1978-1980
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Michel Sapin is a French politician who served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1993 and again from 2014 to 2017. He is a member of the Socialist Party.
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Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1968-1970
- Occupations
- patron of the artsbusiness executivebusinessperson
- Biography
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Marc Eugène Charles Ladreit de Lacharrière is the CEO of FIMALAC (a.k.a. Financière Marc de Lacharrière), once majority owner of credit rating agency Fitch Group from which it divested between 2015 and 2018, selling its stake to Hearst Corporation.
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Guillaume Pepy
- Occupations
- officialChairman of the supervisory boardchairpersonbusinessperson
- Biography
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Guillaume Pepy is a high-ranking French civil servant who currently serves as president of the SNCF, the French national rail authority. He is also chairman of Eurostar and deputy-chairman of the Keolis Group.
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Mathias Vicherat
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2002-2004
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Mathias Vicherat is a French civil servant and director of Sciences Po since 22 November 2021.
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Claude Guéant
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1969-1971
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Claude Guéant is a French civil servant. The former chief of staff to Nicolas Sarkozy, he served as Minister of the Interior from 27 February 2011 until 15 May 2012. He is a member of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
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Frédéric Oudéa
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1987
- Occupations
- banker
- Biography
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Frédéric Oudéa is a French businessmann who was CEO of Société Générale and as president of the European Banking Federation.
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Chantal Jouanno
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1997-1999
- Occupations
- politiciankarateka
- Biography
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Chantal Jouanno is a French politician who served as Minister of Sports in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 14 November 2010 and 26 September 2011, succeeding to Roselyne Bachelot and being replaced by David Douillet, before taking office as senator on 1 October 2011. She was a close ally of president Sarkozy and former president of ADEME.
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Laurent Nuñez
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1997-1999
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Laurent Nuñez-Belda is a French civil servant and independent politician who has served as Head of the National Center of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism (CNRLT) from 2020 to 2022. From 2018 until 2020, he was as Secretary of State to the Minister of the Interior in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe. He served as director-general of the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) from 2017 to 2018.
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Richard Descoings
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Richard Descoings was a French civil servant. He was serving as the Director of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (French: Institut d'études politiques de Paris or Sciences Po Paris), and as such as the Chief Administrator of the National Foundation of Political Science (Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, FNSP). These two entities are collectively referred to as Sciences Po (see Use of Sciences Po), and are two of the most prestigious public policy research and teaching bodies in Europe. Descoings was also a senior member of the Conseil d'État.
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Pavel Fischer
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianambassador
- Biography
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Pavel Fischer is a Czech politician and diplomat who has been Senator from Prague 12 since 2018. Fischer previously served as Czech Ambassador to France from 2003 to 2010. He was a candidate in the presidential elections of 2018, when he finished third with 10.23% of the vote, and 2023, when he finished fourth with 6.75% of the vote. He was elected to the Czech Senate in 2018.
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Stéphane Richard
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1987
- Occupations
- businesspersonofficialinternational forum participantentrepreneur
- Biography
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Stéphane Richard is a French businessman who has been serving as chief executive officer and chairman of the worldwide mobile phone network Orange since 2011. In December 2021, he resigned as both chairman and chief executive of the group and he will be replaced by January 31, 2022.
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Charles de Courson
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1977-1979
- Occupations
- pensionerpolitician
- Biography
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Charles- Amédée de Courson is a member of the National Assembly of France a former member of the Auditors Court and a former 'rapporteur', and current secretary of its Finance Commission. He represents the 5th district of the Marne department in the National Assembly, and is a member of the Union of Democrats and Independents as part of the Centrists.
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Pierre Joxe
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1960-1962
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Pierre Joxe, KBE is a former French Socialist politician and has been a member of the Constitutional Council of France between 2001 and 2010.
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Jean Drucker
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1966-1968
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Jean Drucker was a French Television executive. He was born in Vire (Calvados) and died of a heart attack in Mollégès (Bouches-du-Rhône).
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Jean-Pierre Jouyet
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1978-1980
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerofficial
- Biography
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Jean-Pierre Jouyet is a French civil servant. He was the ambassador of France to the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2019.
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Michel Poniatowski
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1947-1948
- Occupations
- politicianFrench Resistance fighter
- Biography
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Michel Poniatowski was a French politician, member of a legitimized line of Poland's princely Poniatowski family. He was a founder of the Independent Republicans and a part of the administration for President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Poniatowski served as Minister of Health from 1973 to 1974 and Minister of the Interior in the Giscard d'Estaing government from 1974 to 1977. He was a founder and honorary president of the Union for French Democracy (Union pour la Démocratie Française, UDF).
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Mircea Geoană
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dan Mircea Geoană is a Romanian politician and former ambassador who served as president of the Senate of Romania from 20 December 2008 until he was revoked on 23 November 2011. From 21 April 2005 until 21 February 2010, he was the head of the Social Democratic Party (PSD, Romanian: Partidul Social Democrat). Furthermore, he was the candidate of the party for the position of President of Romania in the 2009 presidential election which he narrowly lost to Traian Băsescu.
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Gérard Longuet
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1971-1973
- Occupations
- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Gérard Longuet is a French conservative politician who has served as a member of the Senate from 2001 to 2011 and again since 2012, representing Meuse. He served as Minister of Defense in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from February 2011 until May 2012.
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Alain Peyrefitte
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1946-1947
- Occupations
- diplomatwriterpoliticianministerphilosopher
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Alain Peyrefitte was a French scholar and politician. He was a confidant of Charles de Gaulle and had a long career in public service, serving as a diplomat in Germany and Poland. Peyrefitte is remembered for his support for partitioning Algeria amid the Algerian War.
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François Villeroy de Galhau
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1982-1984
- Occupations
- officialeconomistinternational forum participantbusinessperson
- Biography
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François Villeroy de Galhau is a French civil servant and banker serving as Governor of the Bank of France and ex officio President of the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority since 2015.
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Pascal Lamy
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1973-1975
- Occupations
- politicianbankereconomistmerchantinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Pascal Lamy is a French political consultant and businessman. He was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 1 September 2005 to 1 September 2013 for 8 years. In April 2009, WTO members reappointed Lamy for a second 4-year term, beginning on 1 September 2009. He was then succeeded by Roberto Azevêdo. Pascal Lamy was also European Commissioner for Trade for 5 years, from 13 September 1999 to 22 November 2004 and is an advisor for the transatlantic think-tank European Horizons, as well as currently serving as the Honorary President of the Paris-based think tank, Notre Europe.
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Matthias Fekl
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2003-2005
- Occupations
- magistratepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Matthias Fekl is a French politician of the Socialist Party who served as Minister of the Interior in the government of Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve in 2017.
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Patrick Strzoda
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1983-1985
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Patrick Strzoda is a French high-ranking civil servant, a former prefect, and current French President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff at the Élysée Palace. As President of France, Macron also serves ex officio as one of the two co-princes of Andorra. Strzoda serves as his representative in this capacity.
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Gérard Araud
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Gérard Araud is a retired French diplomat who served as Ambassador of France to the United States from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Director General for Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2006–2009) and France's permanent representative to the United Nations (2009–2014).
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Louis Schweitzer
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1968-1970
- Occupations
- officialbusinessperson
- Biography
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Louis Schweitzer is a Swiss businessman who is a former chairman of the board of Groupe Renault, first taking the post on 27 May 1992, succeeding Raymond Lévy. He was also CEO from 1992 to 2005. He was in addition Chairman of AstraZeneca until 8 June 2012 where he was appointed as a Director on 11 March 2004. He is a non-executive director of BNP Paribas, Electricité de France, Veolia Environnement, Volvo AB and L'Oréal, and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Philips Electronics NV
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Sibyle Veil
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2002-2004
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Sibyle Veil is a French telecommunications and media executive. She is the chief executive officer of Radio France.
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Jérôme Guedj
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1994-1996
- Occupations
- politicianGrands corps de l'Etat
- Biography
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Jérôme Guedj is a French politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party and is the member of the sixth constituency of Essonne, President of the General council of Essonne between 2011 and 2014, General Councillor of the Canton of Massy-Est and alderman of Massy.
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Clara Gaymard
- Occupations
- businesspersonofficialwriterentrepreneur
- Biography
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Clara Gaymard is a French businesswoman, official and author. She co-founded RAISE, an investment fund and philanthropic group which promotes entrepreneurial growth. She was the president of GE France from 2006 to 2016 and vice-president of GE International from 2009 to 2016.
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Julien Aubert
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 2002-2004
- Occupations
- politicianGrands corps de l'Etat
- Biography
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Julien Aubert is a French politician and civil servant who represented the 5th constituency of the Vaucluse department in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2022. A member of The Republicans (LR) and its predecessor parties, he ran for the party's leadership in the 2019 election, in which he placed second behind Christian Jacob. In 2017, Aubert launched his own political movement and think tank, Oser la France (Dare France).
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Hichem Mechichi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hichem Mechichi is a Tunisian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Tunisia, from September 2020 to July 2021, when he was unconstitutionally dismissed by President Kais Saied who dissolved the parliament, the higher council of justice, the elected county councils, the anti-corruption commission, and monopolized all state powers.
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Hervé Gaymard
- Occupations
- politicianGrands corps de l'Etat
- Biography
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Hervé Gaymard is a French politician and a member of The Republicans conservative party. He served as the country's Minister of Finances from 30 November 2004 until his resignation on 25 February 2005.
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Louis Gallois
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1970-1972
- Occupations
- managerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Louis René Fernand Gallois is a French businessman. He was the CEO of EADS, the European aeronautic defense and space company, from 2007 to 2012.
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Françoise Chandernagor
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1967-1969
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Françoise Chandernagor is a French writer. The daughter of André Chandernagor, she is a former student of the École nationale d'administration, and she became a member of the Council of State in 1969.
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Jean-Yves Le Gallou
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1972-1974
- Occupations
- officialmountaineerpoliticianessayist
- Biography
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Jean-Yves Le Gallou is a French politician. He served as a member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 1999, representing the National Front. Since 2022, he has been a member of Reconquête.
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Bernard Attali
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1966-1968
- Occupations
- business executiveofficial
- Biography
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Bernard Attali is a French business executive, political advisor and one-time novelist. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Air France from 1988 to 1993. He is a senior advisor to TPG Capital and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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Pierre Dartout
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1978-1980
- Occupations
- officialcivil servant
- Biography
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Pierre Dartout is a French civil servant who has served as Minister of State of Monaco since 2020 under Prince Albert II. He previously served as a prefect in France from 1997 to 2020. His first posting was in French Guiana. Upon the announcement of his appointment in Monaco, he was in office in Bouches-du-Rhône. Dartout held key positions in the prefecture corps from 1980.
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Philippe Bas
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- officialpolitician
- Biography
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Philippe Bas is a French politician, member of the French Senate representing the department of Manche.
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Jean-Louis Bourlanges
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1977-1979
- Occupations
- writerpoliticianuniversity teacheracademicpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Jean-Louis Bourlanges is a French politician who has represented the 12th constituency of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), he has presided over the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly since 2021.
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Jean-Paul Huchon
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1969-1971
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jean-Paul Huchon is a French retired civil servant and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine from 1994 to 2001 and President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France from 1998 until 2015.
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Bernard Émié
- Occupations
- international forum participantdiplomat
- Biography
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Bernard Émié is a senior French diplomat, who currently serves as the Director of the General Directorate for External Security (DGSE) (French: Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure), France's main external intelligence agency.
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Michel Delpuech
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1978-1980
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Michel Delpuech is a French high-ranking civil servant. He was the Paris Police Prefet since 19 April 2017, after having been Prefet of Paris.
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Guy Sorman
- Enrolled in the National School of Administration
- Studied in 1967-1969
- Occupations
- columnistuniversity teachereditorexhibition curatornewspaper editor
- Biography
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Guy Sorman is a French-American professor, columnist, author, and public intellectual in economics and philosophy.
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Guillaume Dustan
- Occupations
- writerpublisherofficial
- Biography
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Guillaume Dustan was an openly gay French writer. Dustan's 1998 novel, In My Room, brought the author instant notoriety for his masterful use of autofiction and depiction of gay glamour and romance in mid-1990s Paris.
