President Francois Hollande Religion Roman Catholic Spouse Maria Vadillo (m. 2013) | Role French Politician Preceded by Gerard Longuet Name Jean-Yves Drian Children Thomas Le Drian | |
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Prime Minister Jean-Marc AyraultManuel Valls Education University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany Similar People Bernard Cazeneuve, Manuel Valls, Laurent Fabius, Francois Hollande, Marc Le Fur Profiles | ||
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A conversation with french minister of defense jean yves le drian
Jean-Yves Le Drian ([ʒã.iv lə.dʁi.jã]); born 30 June 1947) is a French politician and member of the French Socialist Party who has served as Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs since 2017. Previously he was the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs from 2012 to 2017, under President François Hollande. He was nominated by Emmanuel Macron to serve as Foreign Minister in the Philippe Government on 17 May 2017.
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- A conversation with french minister of defense jean yves le drian
- french a conversation with french minister of defense jean yves le drian
- Early life and education
- Political career
- Awards and honours
- References
french a conversation with french minister of defense jean yves le drian
Early life and education
Jean-Yves Le Drian was born on 30 June 1947 in Lorient, Brittany, to working-class parents, Jean and Louisette, who were active members of the Young Christian Workers (Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne, or JOC, in French). He completed his studies at the University of Rennes, where he was an activist for the Union Nationale des Étudiants de France (UNEF).
Political career
First of all interested by Breton Democratic Union (UDB) in the 1970s, he joined the French Socialist Party (PS) in May 1974. He served as the deputy mayor of Lorient in 1977 and then, at the age of 30, he became a member of the French National Assembly for Morbihan. He served until 1993 and then again from 1997 until June 2007.
He served as Minister of the Sea in the government of Prime Minister Édith Cresson from 1991 to 1992.
In 2004 at the top of the list Bretagne à gauche, Bretagne pour tous (PS-PCF-PRG-Les Verts-UDB), he won 58.66% in the runoff and a total of 58 seats in the regional council. He thus became regional president of Brittany. In October 2010 he became President of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR).
He was nominated to serve as the Minister of Defence under Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on 16 May 2012. As Minister of Defence, he managed the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan and the deployment of French troops in the Northern Mali conflict and Operation Barkhane. He is also credited with leading a resurgence in French weapons' exports that have resulted in billions of euros in deals, including the first exports of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet.
On 23 March 2017, Le Drian endorsed Emmanuel Macron's candidacy for President.