Laurent Fabius | |
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![]() Fabius in 2015 | |
President of the Constitutional Council | |
Assumed office 8 March 2016 | |
Appointed by | François Hollande |
Preceded by | Jean-Louis Debré |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development | |
In office 16 May 2012 – 11 February 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault Manuel Valls |
Preceded by | Alain Juppé |
Succeeded by | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
Prime Minister of France | |
In office 17 July 1984 – 20 March 1986 | |
President | François Mitterrand |
Preceded by | Pierre Mauroy |
Succeeded by | Jacques Chirac |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 28 March 2000 – 7 May 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
Preceded by | Christian Sautter |
Succeeded by | Francis Mer |
President of the National Assembly | |
In office 12 June 1997 – 28 March 2000 | |
Preceded by | Philippe Séguin |
Succeeded by | Raymond Forni |
In office 23 June 1988 – 22 January 1992 | |
Preceded by | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
Succeeded by | Henri Emmanuelli |
Minister of the Budget | |
In office 22 May 1981 – 23 March 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Mauroy |
Preceded by | Maurice Papon |
Succeeded by | Henri Emmanuelli |
Personal details | |
Born | 16th arrondissement of Paris, France | 20 August 1946
Political party | Socialist Party |
Spouse |
Françoise Castro
(m. 1981; div. 2002) |
Domestic partner | Marie-France Marchand-Baylet |
Children | 3 |
Education | Lycée Janson-de-Sailly Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
Alma mater | École normale supérieure Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
Laurent Fabius (French: [lɔʁɑ̃ fabjys]; born 20 August 1946) is a French politician serving as president of the Constitutional Council since 8 March 2016. A member of the Socialist Party, he previously served as Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. Fabius was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, after Gabriel Attal, the second youngest prime minister of the Fifth Republic.
Fabius was also President of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2000. Fabius served in the government as Minister of Finance from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016.
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