- Valérie Pécresse
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Biography
Valérie Pécresse is the daughter of Dominique Roux (CEO of Bolloré telecom since January 2007). A practicing catholic, she has been married since August 6, 1994 to Jérôme Pécresse, and has a daughter and two sons.
Valérie Pécresse has degrees from
HEC School of Management and ÉNA. She was an auditor of theConseil d'État until1998 , when she was designated counselor of the presidence of the French Republic. She speaks French, English, Russian and Japanese. [ [http://www.nouveleconomiste.fr/Portraits/1280-Pecresse.html xxx ] ]In June
2002 , she was elected deputy of the Yvelines' second constituency. She was also elected regional counselor of Île-de-France in2004 . Valérie Pécresse was a national spokeswoman of the UMP, and spokeswoman of the party in theYvelines .On
May 18 ,2007 , she was designated Minister of Higher Education and Resarch ofFrançois Fillon 's government.References
External links
* [http://www.recherche.gouv.fr/ministre/index.htm Biography]
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