Michel Sapin

Minister of Finance and Public Accounts

Ministerial Positions

 Since April 2014: Minister of Finance and Public Accounts

 2012 - 2014: Minister of Labor, Employment, Job Training and Social Dialogue

 2000 - 2002: Minister of the Civil Service and Administrative Reform

 1992 - 1993: Minister of Economy and Finance

 1991 - 1992: Minister Delegate for Justice

Elective Positions

 Since 1995: President of the Community of Communes of Pays d'Argenton-sur-Creuse

 Since 2007: Deputy of Indre

 2002 - 2012: Mayor of Argenton-sur-Creuse (Indre)

 2004 - 2007: President of the Centre Regional Council

 2000 - 2004: Vice President of the Centre Regional Council

 1998 - 2004: General Counselor of Indre

 1998 - 2000: President of the Centre Regional Council

 1995 - 2001: Mayor of Argenton-sur-Creuse (Indre)

 1992 - 1994: Regional Counselor of Ile-de-

 1989 - 1994: City Counselor of

 1988 - 1991: Chairman of the Laws Committee of the National Assembly

 1986 - 1991: Deputy of Hauts-de-Seine

 1984 - 1985: Vice President of the National Assembly

 1981 - 1986: Deputy of Indre

Political Positions  Member of the (PS) National Bureau

 Since 2007: Socialist Party National Secretary, responsible for economic and fiscal issues

 2003 - 2008: Official responsible for the Treasury under the First Secretary

 1998 - 2000: National Secretary for jobs

 1997 - 1998: National Secretary for economic issues

Other Positions

 2004 - 2007: President of Avenir Rail

 1998 - 2000: First vice president of the Association of French Regions (ARF)

 1994 - 1995: Member of the Council on Monetary Policy of the Bank of France

Career

 Since 1980: Counselor, Administrative Tribunal of Paris

Cursus

 Graduate of the Ecole nationale d'administration, the Ecole normale supérieure (ENS), and the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (IEP)

 Post-graduate degree (DEA) in Geography from the Sorbonne

 Bachelor’s Degree in History from the Sorbonne

Publications

L'Etat en mouvement (Bruno Leprince Editeur, 2002)

La France peut s'en sortir, with (Editions l'Archipel, 2012)