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 the Conseil d'État until 1998, 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 in 2004. Valérie Pécresse was a national spokeswoman of the UMP, and spokeswoman of the party in the Yvelines.

On May 18, 2007, she was designated Minister of Higher Education and Resarch of François Fillon's government.

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* [http://www.recherche.gouv.fr/ministre/index.htm Biography]