Xavier Darcos

Xavier Darcos
Darcos in June 2021
Minister of National Education
In office
18 May 2007 – 23 June 2009
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byGilles de Robien
Succeeded byLuc Chatel
Member of the French Senate
for Dordogne
In office
1 October 1998 – 7 June 2002
Succeeded byDominique Mortemousque
Mayor of Périgueux
In office
20 January 1997 – 7 June 2002
Preceded byYves Guéna
Succeeded byJean-Paul Daudou
In office
17 September 2005 – 16 March 2008
Preceded byJean-Paul Daudou
Succeeded byMichel Moyrand
Personal details
Born (1947-07-14) 14 July 1947 (age 77)
Limoges, France
Political partyUMP
Spouse
(m. 1999)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Bordeaux

Xavier Darcos (French pronunciation: [ɡzavje daʁkɔs]; born 14 July 1947) is a French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour.

An agrégé professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system, he has been Mayor of Périgueux, a Senator, and a minister in Jean-Pierre Raffarin and François Fillon's governments.