Preceded by Christian Patria Role French Politician Name Eric Woerth | Children 2 Spouse(s) Florence Henry Education HEC Paris | |
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Born 29 January 1956 (age 68)
Creil, Oise, France ( 1956-01-29 ) Political party Union for a Popular Movement Similar People Florence Woerth, Xavier Bertrand, Nicolas Sarkozy, Jacques Chirac, Christian Estrosi Profiles | ||
'I didn't touch illegal cash': French minister
Éric Woerth (born 29 January 1956) is a French politician.
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Life and career
Woerth was born in Creil, Oise. He studied at Panthéon-Assas University, HEC School of Management and Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris. He was elected député for Oise in 2002, and was treasurer of the UMP until he resigned in July 2010.
He was state secretary for state reform in the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin from 2004 to 2005.
Woerth founded the "club de la boussole", a group of UMP députés, and is a member of the Réformateurs, a liberal trend within the UMP.
He was named Minister for the Budget, Public Accounts and the Civil Service on 18 May 2007, in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon. Woerth was appointed Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Civil Service in March 2010.
On 5 July 2010, following its investigations on the Liliane Bettencourt and Éric Woerth political controversy, the online newspaper Mediapart revealed a report where Claire Thibout, an ex-accountant working for Liliane Bettencourt, accused Nicolas Sarkozy and Éric Woerth of receiving illegal campaign donations in 2007, in cash. The Canard enchaîné and Marianne weeklies later revealed that Éric Woerth authorized the sale of the Compiegne racetrack to a group with close connections to the UMP, for a very low price and through an improper procedure. He currently is under formal investigation by the Cour de Justice de la République for that sale.
Political career
Governmental functions
Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Public service : March–November 2010.
Minister of Budget, Public Accounts, Public Service and State Reform : 2007-2010.
Secretary of State for State Reform : 2004-2005.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Oise (4th constituency) : 2002-2004 (Became minister in 2004) / 2005-2007 (Became minister in 2007) / And since 2010. Elected in 2002, reelected in 2005, 2007.
Regional Council
Vice-president of the Regional Council of Picardy : 1992-1998.
Regional councillor of Picardy : 1986-2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1992, 1998.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Chantilly, Oise : 1995-2004 (Resignation) / And since 2005. Reelected in 2001, 2005, 2008.
Deputy-mayor of Chantilly, Oise : 2004-2005.
Municipal councillor of Chantilly, Oise : Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Community of communes Council
President of the Communauté de communes of the aire cantilenne : Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Member of the Communauté de communes of the aire cantilienne : Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
