Jean-Marc Ayrault

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Jean-Marc Ayrault
Ayrault in 2012
Prime Minister of France
In office 15 May 2012 – 31 March 2014
President	François Hollande
Preceded by	François Fillon
Succeeded by	Manuel Valls
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
In office 11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017
Prime Minister	Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded by	Laurent Fabius
Succeeded by	Jean-Yves Le Drian (Europe and Foreign Affairs)
Leader of the socialist group in the National Assembly
In office 12 June 1997 – 19 June 2012
Preceded by	Laurent Fabius
Succeeded by	Bruno Le Roux
Mayor of Nantes
In office 20 March 1989 – 21 June 2012
Preceded by	Michel Chauty
Succeeded by	Patrick Rimbert
Mayor of Saint-Herblain
In office 14 March 1977 – 20 March 1989
Preceded by	Michel Chauty
Succeeded by	Charles Gautier
Member of the National Assembly for Loire-Atlantique's 3rd constituency
In office 1 May 2014 – 12 March 2016
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Fougerat
Succeeded by	Karine Daniel
In office 23 June 1988 – 20 July 2012
Preceded by	proportional representation per department
Succeeded by	Jean-Pierre Fougerat
Member of the National Assembly for Loire-Atlantique
In office 2 April 1986 – 23 June 1988
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Fougerat
Succeeded by	Jean-Pierre Fougerat
Personal details
Born	(1950-01-25) 25 January 1950 (age 74) Maulévrier, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Spouse	Brigitte Terrien ​ (m. 1971)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Nantes

Jean-Marc Ayrault (French: [ʒɑ̃maʁk eʁo]; born 25 January 1950)^[1] is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 15 May 2012 to 31 March 2014. He later was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2017. He previously was Mayor of Nantes from 1989 to 2012 and led the Socialist Party group in the National Assembly from 1997 to 2012.