Jean-Marc Ayrault

Jean-Marc Ayrault
Ayrault in 2012
Prime Minister of France
In office
15 May 2012 – 31 March 2014
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Preceded byFrançois Fillon
Succeeded byManuel Valls
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
In office
11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017
Prime MinisterManuel Valls
Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded byLaurent Fabius
Succeeded byJean-Yves Le Drian (Europe and Foreign Affairs)
Leader of the socialist group in the National Assembly
In office
12 June 1997 – 19 June 2012
Preceded byLaurent Fabius
Succeeded byBruno Le Roux
Mayor of Nantes
In office
20 March 1989 – 21 June 2012
Preceded byMichel Chauty
Succeeded byPatrick Rimbert
Mayor of Saint-Herblain
In office
14 March 1977 – 20 March 1989
Preceded byMichel Chauty
Succeeded byCharles Gautier
Member of the National Assembly
for Loire-Atlantique's 3rd constituency
In office
1 May 2014 – 12 March 2016
Preceded byJean-Pierre Fougerat
Succeeded byKarine Daniel
In office
23 June 1988 – 20 July 2012
Preceded byproportional representation per department
Succeeded byJean-Pierre Fougerat
Member of the National Assembly
for Loire-Atlantique
In office
2 April 1986 – 23 June 1988
Preceded byJean-Pierre Fougerat
Succeeded byJean-Pierre Fougerat
Personal details
Born (1950-01-25) 25 January 1950 (age 74)
Maulévrier, France
Political partySocialist Party
Spouse
Brigitte Terrien
(m. 1971)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Nantes

Jean-Marc Ayrault (French: [ʒɑ̃maʁk eʁo]; born 25 January 1950)[1] is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 15 May 2012 to 31 March 2014. He later was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2017. He previously was Mayor of Nantes from 1989 to 2012 and led the Socialist Party group in the National Assembly from 1997 to 2012.

  1. ^ Roger, Patrick (15 May 2012). "Jean-Marc Ayrault, le "réformiste décomplexé". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.