Jean Arthuis

Jean Arthuis MEP
Chair of the European Parliament Budget Committee
In office 7 July 2014 – 2019
Preceded by	Alain Lamassoure
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2014 – 2019
Constituency	West France
Member of the French Senate
In office 26 September 1995 – 30 September 2014
Constituency	Mayenne
Minister of the Economy and Finances
In office 12 April 1995 – 22 March 1997
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Alain Juppé
Preceded by	Alain Madelin
Succeeded by	Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Personal details
Born	Jean Georges[citation needed] Arthuis (1944-10-07) 7 October 1944 (age 79) Saint-Martin-du-Bois, France
Political party	French: Centrist Alliance  EU ALDE
Alma mater	Audencia Business School Sciences Po
Website	www.jean-arthuis.eu

Jean Arthuis (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ aʁtɥi]; born 7 October 1944^[1] in Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Maine-et-Loire) is a French politician. Over the course of career, he has held various ministerial positions and served as Member of the European Parliament from France, where he chaired the Committee on Budgets.^[1] He also serves as Senator representing Mayenne in the French Parliament.^[1]

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