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-France
1989 - 1994: City Counselor of Nanterre
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 Socialist Party (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 Jean Arthuis (Editions l'Archipel, 2012)