François Hollande
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| François Hollande | |
 François Hollande |
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| chairman of the French Socialist Party | |
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| Born | August 12, 1954 Rouen, Seine-Maritime |
| Political party | French Socialist Party |
| Civil partner | Ségolène Royal |
| Children | 4 |
François Hollande (born August 12, 1954) is a French politician. Since 1997, he has been the chairman of the French Socialist Party. He is also a deputy from the département of Corrèze and the mayor of Tulle. On November 24, 2005, the Party voted to retain him (running unopposed) as their leader through the next election.
He is a graduate of HEC, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and ENA, and his former profession was as councillor in the Court of Accounts.
In 2004, he took the position of 'yes' on the European Constitution issue, thus opposing number two of the party, Laurent Fabius. Hollande organised an internal referendum on the question. On December 1, the representatives voted with 59% margin for 'aye'.
His spouse in a pacte civil de solidarité (PACS) is French presidential candidate Ségolène Royal, with whom he has four children.
[edit] Elective Office
- Member of the Ussel City Council (March 14, 1983—March 12, 1989)
- Deputy in the French National Assembly (June 13, 1988—April 1, 1993 and January 6, 1997—present)
- Deputy mayor of Tulle (March 17, 1989—June 18, 1995)
- Member of the Limousin Regional Council (March 23, 1992—March 30, 1992 and March 16, 1998—April 2, 2001)
- Member of the Tulle City Council (June 25, 1995—March 18, 2001)
- Deputy in the European Parliament (July 20, 1999—December 16, 1999)
- Mayor of Tulle (elected June 16, 2002)
[edit] External links
- (French) Official page at the French National Assembly
- (French) Official page at the Socialist Party
- (French) Francois Hollande - Blog
