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François Baroin (born 21 June 1965 in Paris) is a French politician and a long-time ally of Jacques Chirac. He is currently the mayor of Troyes.

Baroin, a lawyer, was Minister for Overseas Territories from June 2005 to March 2007 and was briefly Minister of the Interior from March to May 2007. He replaced Nicolas Sarkozy on 26 March 2007 as Interior Minister when Sarkozy left the Government to pursue his presidential candidacy.

He was the partner of the journalist Marie Drucker until they separated in 2008.

[edit] Political career

Governmental functions

Minister of Interior : March-May 2007

Minister of Overseas Territories : 2005-2007

Government's spokesman : May-November 1995

Electoral mandates

Member of the National Assembly of France for Aube : 1993-1995 (Became government's spokesman in 1995) / 1995-2005 (Became minister in 2005) / And since 2007

Vice-president of the National Assembly of France : 2002-2005

Mayor of Troyes : Since 1995

President of the Agglomeration community of Troyes : Since 2001

Preceded by Nicolas Sarkozy

Minister of the Interior 2007

Succeeded by Michèle Alliot-Marie

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