François Baroin
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François Baroin (born June 21, 1965) is a French politician and a long-time ally of Jacques Chirac. He is currently the Mayor of Troyes.
Baroin, 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 March 26, 2007 as Interior Minister when Sarkozy left the Government to pursue his presidential candidacy.
He is the companion of the journalist Marie Drucker.
Preceded by Nicolas Sarkozy |
Minister of the Interior 2007 |
Succeeded by Michèle Alliot-Marie |