Jean Arthuis

Jean Arthuis
Jean Arthuis in 2007
Member of the European Parliament
for West France
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2014
French Minister of the Economy
In office
1995–1997
President Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister Alain Juppé
Preceded by Alain Madelin
Succeeded by Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Personal details
Born 7 October 1944
Saint-Martin-du-Bois, France
Nationality French
Political party Centrist Alliance

Jean Arthuis (born 7 October 1944[1] in Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Maine-et-Loire) is a French politician and member of the Senate of France.[1] He has held various ministerial positions, especially regarding finances, and is now head of the Committee on Budgets in the European parliament.[1]

He is the President of the Centrist Alliance political party and is a member of the ALDE group in the European parliament.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Jean Arthuis". European parliament. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
Political offices
Preceded by
Alain Madelin
Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry
1995-1997
Succeeded by
Dominique Strauss-Kahn