Jacques Chirac
France's Sarkozy charged in probe of illegal party funding
Mar 22, 2013 02:38 EDT
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman, as part of a probe into illegal party funding that could shatter his hopes of a political comeback.
France's Sarkozy charged in probe of illegal party funding
Mar 21, 2013 23:05 EDT
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman, allegations connected with a probe into illegal party funding that could shatter his hopes of a political comeback.
France's Sarkozy charged with taking advantage of heiress
Mar 21, 2013 21:23 EDT
Nicolas Sarkozy's hopes of a political comeback lay in tatters Friday after the former French president was charged in connection with a criminal probe into illegal party financing.
Sarkozy comeback dream in tatters after corruption charge
Mar 21, 2013 19:32 EDT
Nicolas Sarkozy's hopes of a political comeback lay in tatters Friday after the former French president was charged in connection with a criminal probe into illegal party financing.
Sarkozy charged with taking advantage of elderly heiress
Mar 21, 2013 17:58 EDT
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday charged with taking advantage of the elderly L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, his lawyer told AFP, adding that he would immediately appeal.
What the butler saw crucial as Sarkozy back before judge
Mar 21, 2013 14:11 EDT
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was unexpectedly hauled back before a judge Thursday over claims he accepted envelopes stuffed with cash from France's richest woman to illegally finance his 2007 election campaign.
Paris ex-mayor sentenced for vote rigging
Mar 12, 2013 10:52 EDT
A court handed former Paris mayor Jean Tiberi a suspended 10-month prison sentence Tuesday for vote rigging and declared him ineligible to contest for public office for three years.
Historic all-women tussle for Paris mayor's post
Feb 26, 2013 00:00 EST
For the first time in the history of Paris, the battle for the mayor's office -- viewed as a springboard to higher office -- is shaping to be an all-female affair in a watershed step forward for women.
Timbuktu residents ask France not to leave too soon
Feb 02, 2013 11:58 EST
Dancing to the beat of drums forbidden by their Islamist occupiers, Timbuktu residents gave President Francois Hollande a reverent welcome Saturday but said they fear the extremists will return once French troops leave.
Malaysian is named head of UN biodiversity panel
Jan 26, 2013 13:13 EST
A prominent Malaysian biologist on Saturday was named first chief of a UN scientific panel which aims to turn the world's spotlight on species loss, as a Nobel-winning counterpart has done for climate change.
Dior chief optimistic for couture future as Paris shows begin
Jan 21, 2013 13:46 EST
Christian Dior chief Sidney Toledano on Monday told AFP the house was winning new couture customers and that China was the "big market of tomorrow", as womenswear artistic director Raf Simons kicked off four days of shows in Paris.
Tortoiseshell craftsmen adapt to new century
Dec 06, 2012 18:29 EST
What did Yves Saint Laurent, Jackie Kennedy and the architect Le Corbusier have in common? Their eyewear, for one, as clients of the luxury French tortoiseshell artisan, Bonnet.
Sarkozy 'denies receiving money from L'Oreal heiress'
Nov 24, 2012 00:34 EST
Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy told judges he received no money from France's richest woman Liliane Bettencourt, a newspaper said, amid allegations that his 2007 election campaign was illegally financed.
Sarkozy escapes charge but financing probe to continue
Nov 22, 2012 21:23 EST
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has escaped indictment but will continue to be investigated over allegations that his 2007 election campaign was financed with funds secured illegally from the country's richest woman.
Judges grill Sarkozy in campaign finance probe
Nov 22, 2012 06:19 EST
French judges on Thursday grilled ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy about accusations his 2007 election campaign was financed with funds secured illegally from France's richest woman.
French opposition votes for Sarkozy successor
Nov 18, 2012 13:17 EST
France's opposition UMP party voted Sunday for a successor to ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy in a race between his former prime minister Francois Fillon and Jean-Francois Cope, the party's populist secretary-general.
Learning the art of giving, Japanese-style
Nov 18, 2012 07:13 EST
What matters at Christmas time is the spirit, right? For those yet to be convinced, a tiny Japanese pavilion in Paris offers to initiate Westerners to a 700-year-old gift-giving ritual known as Origata.
Armstrong effigy set for bonfire night
Oct 31, 2012 11:28 EDT
Stripped of his cycling medals over a doping scandal, disgraced US icon Lance Armstrong will suffer a fresh humiliation this weekend at the hands of an English town which will burn him in effigy.
Cherie Blair's Chirac tirade helped secure 2012 Games: Coe
Oct 29, 2012 17:59 EDT
A blistering tirade by Cherie Blair, the wife of ex-British premier Tony Blair, against French president Jacques Chirac played a key role in winning the Olympics for London, organiser Sebastian Coe has claimed.
Cherie Blair's tirade helped secure 2012 Games: Coe
Oct 28, 2012 22:53 EDT
A blistering tirade by Cherie Blair, the wife of ex-British premier Tony Blair, against French president Jacques Chirac played a key role in winning the Olympics for London, organiser Sebastian Coe has claimed.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Jacques Chirac | |
 | |
|
| |
| In office 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Alain Juppé Lionel Jospin Jean-Pierre Raffarin Dominique de Villepin |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | François Mitterrand |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Sarkozy |
|
| |
| In office 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 Serving with Joan Martí Alanis Joan Enric Vives Sicília | |
| Prime Minister | Marc Forné Molné Albert Pintat |
| Preceded by | François Mitterrand |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Sarkozy |
|
| |
| In office 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Laurent Fabius |
| Succeeded by | Michel Rocard |
| In office 27 May 1974 – 26 August 1976 | |
| President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Preceded by | Pierre Messmer |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Barre |
|
| |
| In office 20 March 1977 – 16 May 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Jean Tiberi |
|
| |
| In office 27 February 1974 – 28 May 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | Raymond Marcellin |
| Succeeded by | Michel Poniatowski |
|
| |
| Born | 29 November 1932 Paris, France |
| Political party | Union for a Popular Movement (2002–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party (Before 1971) Union of Democrats for the Republic (1971–1976) Rally for the Republic (1976–2002) |
| Spouse(s) | Bernadette de Courcel |
| Alma mater | Paris Institute of Political Studies Harvard University National School of the Administration |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Signature |  |
