Xavier Bertrand
French politician (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Xavier Bertrand (French pronunciation: [ɡzavje bɛʁˈtʁɑ̃] ⓘ; born 21 March 1965) is a French politician who has been serving as president of the regional council of Hauts-de-France since the 2015 regional elections.
Xavier Bertrand | |
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President of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France | |
Assumed office 4 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | |
Mayor of Saint-Quentin | |
In office 4 October 2010 – 14 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Pierre André |
Succeeded by | Frédérique Macarez |
Minister of Labour, Employment and Health | |
In office 14 November 2010 – 10 May 2012 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
Secretary-General of the Union for a Popular Movement | |
In office 5 December 2008 – 17 November 2010 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Devedjian |
Succeeded by | Jean-François Copé |
Minister of Labour, Social Relations and Solidarity | |
In office 18 May 2007 – 15 January 2009 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Jean-Louis Borloo (Labour, Social Cohesion and Housing) |
Succeeded by | Brice Hortefeux (Labor, Social Relations, Family, Solidarity and the City) |
Minister of Health and Solidarity | |
In office 2 June 2005 – 26 March 2007 | |
President | Jacques Chirac |
Prime Minister | Dominique de Villepin |
Preceded by | Philippe Douste-Blazy (Health and Sports) |
Succeeded by |
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Personal details | |
Born | (1965-03-21) 21 March 1965 (age 59) Châlons-sur-Marne, France |
Political party | The Republicans (2015–2017, since 2021) |
Other political affiliations | Union for a Popular Movement (before 2015) |
Spouses | Emmanuelle Gontier
(m. 1998, divorced)Vanessa Williot (m. 2018) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne |
Earlier in his career, Bertrand was Minister of Health from 2005 to 2007 in Dominique de Villepin's government under President Jacques Chirac, then served as Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Solidarity from 2007 to 2009 and as Minister of Labour, Employment and Health from 2010 to 2012.[1] He played a leading role in Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential campaign in 2007. He was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, later the Republicans, until 11 December 2017, when he announced that was "definitively leaving" the party after Laurent Wauquiez was elected the leader of the party.[2]