Michel Sapin | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Economy | |
| In office 30 August 2016 – 10 May 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Macron |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Le Maire |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2 April 2014 – 17 May 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
| Preceded by | Pierre Moscovici |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Le Maire |
| In office 2 April 1992 – 29 March 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Bérégovoy |
| Preceded by | Pierre Bérégovoy |
| Succeeded by | Edmond Alphandéry |
| Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Dialogue | |
| In office 16 May 2012 – 2 April 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
| Preceded by | Xavier Bertrand |
| Succeeded by | François Rebsamen |
| Minister of the Civil Service | |
| In office 28 March 2000 – 7 May 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
| Preceded by | Émile Zuccarelli |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Paul Delevoye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1952 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Education | Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure Paris-Sorbonne University Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
Michel Sapin (French pronunciation: [mi.ʃɛl sa.pɛ̃]; born 9 April 1952) is a French politician who served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1993 and again from 2014 to 2017. He is a member of the Socialist Party.[1]
He was Minister of the Civil Service from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Affairs from 2012 to 2014. Sapin has also served as a member of the National Assembly of France.[2]
After President François Hollande took office, Sapin became the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Affairs in the government headed by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on 16 May 2012.[3] Two years later, he was moved to the post of Minister of Finance under Ayrault's successor, Manuel Valls.