Jacques René Chirac (born in Paris, France, 29 November 1932; age 79 years) is a politician and former President of the Republic of France. He served in the period 1995-16 May 2007 May 17. He returned in 2002 through two rounds of presidential elections. Her presidency ended in 2007. Aside from being president, he also served ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra and Grand Master of the Legion d'honneur. He was replaced by Nicolas Sarkozy on May 6, 2007.
Chirac was born in Paris in 1932. After studying at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Jacques Chirac began his career as a civil servant who shook hands high, and soon plunged into politics. Since then he has held various senior positions, such as Agriculture Minister, the Prime Minister, Mayor of Paris, and finally the President of France.
In 1956, he married Bernadette Chodron de Courcel, and had two daughters, Laurence and Claude. Claude has long been his personal assistant and assistant in matters of public relations. Chirac was a Roman Catholic.
Chirac and wife Bernadette unofficially raised the son of man boat, Anh Dao Traxel, with whom they stay in their homes in 1979, when Anh Dao 21 years old.
On December 16, 2011, Jacques Chirac was convicted in the case of abuse of power and embezzlement when he was mayor of Paris in 1997-1995. Chirac judge sentenced two years in prison
As a youth and careers
He is known to have a warm personal, articulate, and happy to hang out. He was the only child of upper middle class family. Since childhood, he was brilliant brains and used to study at the prestigious school.
The young Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac studied at:
Lycée Louis-le-Grand (Paris) (graduated 1950)
Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris (better known as Sciences Po), 1951-1954 (Public Service and Politics). (In 1954, he wrote a thesis entitled Development of small port of New Orleans, including a section that discusses the risk of flooding.)
Harvard summer school in 1953
An armored cavalry officer academy at Saumur (ranked first)
Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA) in 1959 (National School for Government Service; rank-10)
In his early interest in politics Chirac left wing. He sold the communist newspaper l'Humanité and signed a communist-inspired Stockholm Appeal against nuclear weapons in 1950. Left-wing ties later turned out to be a barrier for him, for example, in his first visit to the United States and in his military career. Although he graduated as class rank first in an armored cavalry officer academy at Saumur, the military wanted to reduce his rank because they do not want a "communist" to become an officer.
After completing his officers, Chirac volunteered to be sent to Algeria as the Algerian War of Independence raged. He was injured on the job. At least, he has spent 40 years of his life to politics. Since the beginning of his career, has seemed that it would be a brilliant politician.
Early career in politics
Inspired by General Charles de Gaulle to go into politics, Chirac continued his career as a civil servant in the 1950s. He follows a summer school at Harvard University before entering the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA), an elite and highly competitive schools that educate the best French civil servants, in 1957.
After obtaining a post-graduate of ENA in 1959, he became a civil servant and to quickly achieve a high position. On April 1962, Chirac was appointed as head of the personal staff of Georges Pompidou, who was then prime minister under de Gaulle. This designation makes Chirac's political career take off.
Pompidou considered Chirac as the golden child and called it a "bulldozer" for his ability to complete my task. The nickname "Le Bulldozer" to be popular in French political circles. Chirac still maintains this reputation "Chirac cut all the clutter and to the point ... It was refreshing, even though we had to wear a seat belt when working with him," said an anonymous British diplomat in 1995.
On the advice Pompidou, Chirac ran for a seat in Gaullis to the National Council in 1967. Chirac won the election and get the job Dalma social ministry. (The Gaullis historically has supported a strong central government and independence in foreign policy.) Although he is more of a "Pompidolis" than a "Gaullis", Chirac has a good position in the circle of de Gaulle, because he was related by marriage to the companion the general's single at the time of Appeal June 18, 1940.
It has a high ability in solving problems. One success is negotiating with the student, students, and workers on hunger strike in 1968. Under the leadership of President Valery Giscard d'Estaing (1974-1981), he was prime minister for the first time (1974). The first period (May 27 1974-26 August 1976) stopped because he lost. His fall from the seat of power in 1976 as the energy gets back to setting up right-wing party called the Rassemblement pour la Gaullis République (RPR) in 1976.
In 1977, he was elected mayor of Paris and this position lasted for 18 years and only ended in 1995. At this time he became acquainted with the glitzy world of politics is full of temptations. The post of prime minister in the second pariode (March 20, 1986-10 May 1988) as become a glorious future. When almost all political parties have difficulty funding, RPR would wander money.
From this period also later came the charge that continues to haunt him. He was accused enrich the party and enrich themselves by illegally. Repeatedly denied these allegations. But, he also continued to reject the legal investigation of his case. As president, he does have legal immunity. However, making corruption scandal damaged its credibility.
