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).