Alain Juppé

Alain Juppé, born on August fifteenth, nineteen forty-five, is a prominent French politician and diplomat known for his significant contributions to French politics. A member of The Republicans, he served as Prime Minister of France from nineteen ninety-five to nineteen ninety-seven under President Jacques Chirac. His tenure was marked by major strikes that led to widespread discontent, ultimately resulting in his departure from office following the left's victory in the snap legislative elections of nineteen ninety-seven.

Before his premiership, Juppé held various key positions, including Minister of Foreign Affairs from nineteen ninety-three to nineteen ninety-five, and Minister of the Budget and Government Spokesman from nineteen eighty-six to nineteen eighty-eight. He also presided over the political party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) from two thousand two to two thousand four and served as the mayor of Bordeaux from two thousand six until two thousand nineteen.

In December two thousand four, following the ghost jobs affair, Juppé temporarily suspended his political career. However, he made a comeback by being re-elected as mayor of Bordeaux in October two thousand six. His political journey continued as he briefly held the position of Minister of State for Ecology and Sustainable Development in two thousand seven, although he resigned in June of that year after an unsuccessful bid for re-election in the legislative elections.

Juppé's political career saw him take on the role of Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs from two thousand ten to two thousand eleven, and he returned to the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs from two thousand eleven to two thousand twelve. In two thousand fifteen, he announced his intention to run in his party's primary election for the two thousand seventeen presidential election, where he finished second in the first open primary and lost in the run-off to François Fillon.

At the beginning of two thousand nineteen, Juppé accepted a nomination to join the French Constitutional Council, subsequently announcing his resignation as mayor of Bordeaux, marking a significant transition in his illustrious political career.