Jean-François Copé
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Jean-François Copé is a French politician. He is currently Mayor of Meaux
, Deputy (Député) for the 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne
, and acts as President of the Union for a Popular Movement
(UMP) Group in the French National Assembly
. He was appointed Spokesperson for the French Government between 2002 and 2007, and assumed other tenures in the government—including Minister of the Budget—in the same time frame. In November 2010, he became General Secretary of the Union for a Popular Movement
.
(Hauts-de-Seine
), is the son of Professor Roland Copé, a surgeon of Romanian Jewish
origin, and Monique Ghanassia of Algerian Jewish
origin. His father, Roland Copé, is the son of Marcu Hirs Copelovici, a physician born in Bessarabia
, and Gisele Lazerovici. His mother, Monique Ghanassia, is the daughter of Ismael André Ghanassia, a lawyer in Algiers
, son of Moïse Ghanassia and Djouhar Soussi from Miliana
in Algeria, and Lise Boukhabza, granddaughter of a Tunisian
rabbi.
Raised in a French Jewish
family, he describes himself as "a non-practicing Jew" ("Juif non pratiquant"). He studied at the École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel
, and then at Lycée Victor Duruy, where he obtained his Baccalauréat
. In 1985, he entered Science-Po for 2 years, before attending the Ecole nationale d'administration
, from which he graduated in 1989. He followed training seminars on New Public Management
in the United States, and he is a proponent of Benchmarking on budget matters. Divorced, he has 4 children, François-Xavier, Pierre-Alexis and Raphaëlla from his wedding, and Faustine, from his current union.
until 1991. He then worked as head of cabinet for the CEO at Dexia
, while teaching Local Economy and Finance at Science-Po. He left those attributions in 1993, to get involved within RPR
.
In 1997, he came back to teaching as an Associate Professor of Economy and Finance at Paris 8 University, up until 2002. He also returned to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations
between 1997 and 1999, before joining the supervisory board of Dexia
from 2000 to 2002.
and the Balladur government, he became spokesperson for the government of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin
in 2002. On 24 November 2004, he became Minister of the Budget and spokesperson for the government in the Raffarin III government; he was renewed in this function in the following Villepin government. Following the 2007 parliamentary election
, he became leader of the UMP parliamentary group in the 13th Legislature
.
In 1995, he became Mayor of Meaux
at 35, and was reelected in 2001 and 2008. Because of his nomination in the government in 2002, he had to step down in favor of Ange Anziani. Nonetheless, he took back the office in 2005 after Anziani's resignation. He was also regional councillor of Ile-de-France
from 1998 to 2007 and was list leader of the UMP
-UDF
in Ile-de-France in the 2004 regional elections
.
He became deputy of the 5th constituency of Seine-et-Marne
in 1995, following the nomination of the incumbent to the Juppé government. However, he was defeated in 1997 by a Socialist candidate in a difficult RPR-PS
-FN
three-way second round race. In 2002, he was elected in the 6th constituency. He was re-elected there by the first round in 2007, becoming President of the UMP
Group in the French National Assembly
at the same time.
In November 2010, he became General Secretary of the Union for a Popular Movement
.
Secretary of State for Relationships with Parliament and Government's spokesman : 2002–2004.
Minister deleguated to Interior and Government's spokesman : March–November 2004.
Minister of Budget, Budget Reform and Government's spokesman : 2004–2005.
Minister of Budget, State Reform and Government's spokesman: 2005–2007.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
President of the Union for a Popular Movement
Group in the National Assembly : Since 2007–2010 (Resignation).
Member of the National Assembly of France for Seine-et-Marne
: 1995–1997 / Reelected in 2002, but he became secretary of State / Since 2007. Elected in 1995, reelected in 2002, 2007.
Regional Council
Regional councillor of Ile-de-France
: 1998–2007 (Resignation). Reelected in 2004.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Meaux
: 1995–2002 (Resignation) / Since 2005. Reelected in 2001, 2005, 2008.
Deputy-mayor of Meaux
: 2002–2005.
Municipal councillor of Meaux
: Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Agglomeration community Council
Président of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux
: Since 2003. Reelected in 2008.
Member of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux
: Since 2003. Reelected in 2008.
Political functions
General Secretary of the Union for a Popular Movement
: Since 2010.
Deputy General secretary of the Rally for the Republic
: 2001–2002.
Meaux
Meaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located east-northeast from the center of Paris. Meaux is a sub-prefecture of the department and the seat of an arondissement...
, Deputy (Député) for the 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
, and acts as President of the Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
(UMP) Group in the French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
. He was appointed Spokesperson for the French Government between 2002 and 2007, and assumed other tenures in the government—including Minister of the Budget—in the same time frame. In November 2010, he became General Secretary of the Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
.
Life
Jean-François Copé, born in Boulogne-BillancourtBoulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt....
(Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine is designated number 92 of the 101 départements in France. It is part of the Île-de-France region, and covers the western inner suburbs of Paris...
), is the son of Professor Roland Copé, a surgeon of Romanian Jewish
History of the Jews in Romania
The history of Jews in Romania concerns the Jews of Romania and of Romanian origins, from their first mention on what is nowadays Romanian territory....
origin, and Monique Ghanassia of Algerian Jewish
History of the Jews in Algeria
History of the Jews in Algeria refers to the history of the Jewish community of Algeria, which goes back to the 1st centuries CE. In the 14th century, many Spanish Jews moved to Algeria...
origin. His father, Roland Copé, is the son of Marcu Hirs Copelovici, a physician born in Bessarabia
Bessarabia
Bessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....
, and Gisele Lazerovici. His mother, Monique Ghanassia, is the daughter of Ismael André Ghanassia, a lawyer in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, son of Moïse Ghanassia and Djouhar Soussi from Miliana
Miliana
Miliana is a town in Ain Defla Province, northwestern Algeria. It is approximately 160 km southwest of the Algerian capital, Algiers. The population was estimated at 40,000 in 2005...
in Algeria, and Lise Boukhabza, granddaughter of a Tunisian
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
rabbi.
Raised in a French Jewish
History of the Jews in France
The history of the Jews of France dates back over 2,000 years. In the early Middle Ages, France was a center of Jewish learning, but persecution increased as the Middle Ages wore on...
family, he describes himself as "a non-practicing Jew" ("Juif non pratiquant"). He studied at the École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel
École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel
The École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel is an elite private day school in Paris, France. It was founded in 1955 by Jeannine Manuel, and also has a separate boarding school campus in Lille. EABJM is known for its rigorous bilingual curriculum...
, and then at Lycée Victor Duruy, where he obtained his Baccalauréat
Baccalauréat
The baccalauréat , often known in France colloquially as le bac, is an academic qualification which French and international students take at the end of the lycée . It was introduced by Napoleon I in 1808. It is the main diploma required to pursue university studies...
. In 1985, he entered Science-Po for 2 years, before attending the Ecole nationale d'administration
École nationale d'administration
The École Nationale d'Administration , one of the most prestigious of French graduate schools , was created in 1945 by Charles de Gaulle to democratise access to the senior civil service. It is now entrusted with the selection and initial training of senior French officials...
, from which he graduated in 1989. He followed training seminars on New Public Management
New Public Management
New public management is a management philosophy used by governments since the 1980s to modernise the public sector. New public management is a broad and very complex term used to describe the wave of public sector reforms throughout the world since the 1980s...
in the United States, and he is a proponent of Benchmarking on budget matters. Divorced, he has 4 children, François-Xavier, Pierre-Alexis and Raphaëlla from his wedding, and Faustine, from his current union.
Career
Following his graduation in 1989, he joined the Caisse des dépôts et consignationsCaisse des dépôts et consignations
The Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is a French financial organization created in 1816, and part of the government institutions under the control of the Parliament. Augustin De Romanet is the board chairman and chief executive...
until 1991. He then worked as head of cabinet for the CEO at Dexia
Dexia
Dexia N.V./S.A., also referred to as the Dexia Group, is a Belgian-French financial institution active in public finance, providing retail and commercial banking services to individuals and SMEs, asset management, and insurance...
, while teaching Local Economy and Finance at Science-Po. He left those attributions in 1993, to get involved within RPR
Rally for the Republic
The Rally for the Republic , was a French right-wing political party. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic , it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullism...
.
In 1997, he came back to teaching as an Associate Professor of Economy and Finance at Paris 8 University, up until 2002. He also returned to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations
Caisse des dépôts et consignations
The Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is a French financial organization created in 1816, and part of the government institutions under the control of the Parliament. Augustin De Romanet is the board chairman and chief executive...
between 1997 and 1999, before joining the supervisory board of Dexia
Dexia
Dexia N.V./S.A., also referred to as the Dexia Group, is a Belgian-French financial institution active in public finance, providing retail and commercial banking services to individuals and SMEs, asset management, and insurance...
from 2000 to 2002.
Political functions
After serving in various political roles in the RPRRally for the Republic
The Rally for the Republic , was a French right-wing political party. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic , it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullism...
and the Balladur government, he became spokesperson for the government of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Jean-Pierre Raffarin is a French conservative politician and senator for Vienne.Jean-Pierre Raffarin served as the Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005, resigning after France's rejection of the referendum on the European Union draft constitution. However, after Raffarin...
in 2002. On 24 November 2004, he became Minister of the Budget and spokesperson for the government in the Raffarin III government; he was renewed in this function in the following Villepin government. Following the 2007 parliamentary election
French legislative election, 2007
The French legislative elections took place on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a few weeks after the French presidential election run-off on 6 May. 7,639 candidates stood for 577 seats, including France's overseas possessions...
, he became leader of the UMP parliamentary group in the 13th Legislature
13th Legislature (France)
The 13th Legislature of France is the current parliamentary cycle started in June 2007 and scheduled to last until June 2012. It was created after the 2007 legislative election that took place on 10 and 17 June 2007...
.
In 1995, he became Mayor of Meaux
Meaux
Meaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located east-northeast from the center of Paris. Meaux is a sub-prefecture of the department and the seat of an arondissement...
at 35, and was reelected in 2001 and 2008. Because of his nomination in the government in 2002, he had to step down in favor of Ange Anziani. Nonetheless, he took back the office in 2005 after Anziani's resignation. He was also regional councillor of Ile-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
from 1998 to 2007 and was list leader of the UMP
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
-UDF
Union for French Democracy
The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's...
in Ile-de-France in the 2004 regional elections
French regional elections, 2004
Regional elections in were held in France on 21 and 28 March 2004. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 regions which, although they do not have legislative powers, manage sizeable budgets...
.
He became deputy of the 5th constituency of Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
in 1995, following the nomination of the incumbent to the Juppé government. However, he was defeated in 1997 by a Socialist candidate in a difficult RPR-PS
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
-FN
Front National (France)
The National Front is a political party in France. The party was founded in 1972, seeking to unify a variety of French far-right currents of the time. Jean-Marie Le Pen was the party's first leader and the undisputed centre of the party from its start until his resignation in 2011...
three-way second round race. In 2002, he was elected in the 6th constituency. He was re-elected there by the first round in 2007, becoming President of the UMP
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
Group in the French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
at the same time.
In November 2010, he became General Secretary of the Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
.
Political career
Governmental functionsSecretary of State for Relationships with Parliament and Government's spokesman : 2002–2004.
Minister deleguated to Interior and Government's spokesman : March–November 2004.
Minister of Budget, Budget Reform and Government's spokesman : 2004–2005.
Minister of Budget, State Reform and Government's spokesman: 2005–2007.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
President of the Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
Group in the National Assembly : Since 2007–2010 (Resignation).
Member of the National Assembly of France for Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
: 1995–1997 / Reelected in 2002, but he became secretary of State / Since 2007. Elected in 1995, reelected in 2002, 2007.
Regional Council
Regional councillor of Ile-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
: 1998–2007 (Resignation). Reelected in 2004.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Meaux
Meaux
Meaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located east-northeast from the center of Paris. Meaux is a sub-prefecture of the department and the seat of an arondissement...
: 1995–2002 (Resignation) / Since 2005. Reelected in 2001, 2005, 2008.
Deputy-mayor of Meaux
Meaux
Meaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located east-northeast from the center of Paris. Meaux is a sub-prefecture of the department and the seat of an arondissement...
: 2002–2005.
Municipal councillor of Meaux
Meaux
Meaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located east-northeast from the center of Paris. Meaux is a sub-prefecture of the department and the seat of an arondissement...
: Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Agglomeration community Council
Président of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux
The Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux is a communauté d'agglomération in the Seine-et-Marne département and in the Île-de-France région of France.- Composition :...
: Since 2003. Reelected in 2008.
Member of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux
The Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux is a communauté d'agglomération in the Seine-et-Marne département and in the Île-de-France région of France.- Composition :...
: Since 2003. Reelected in 2008.
Political functions
General Secretary of the Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
: Since 2010.
Deputy General secretary of the Rally for the Republic
Rally for the Republic
The Rally for the Republic , was a French right-wing political party. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic , it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullism...
: 2001–2002.
Books by Jean-François Copé
- 1990 : Finances locales – Economica (Reissued in 1993 (ISBN 978-2717825688), and with François Werner in 1997 (ISBN 978-2717833034))
- 1999 : Ce que je n'ai pas appris à l'ENA. L'aventure d'un maire – Hachette Littératures. ISBN 978-2012354777.
- 2002 : Devoir d'inventaire. Le dépôt de bilan de Lionel Jospin – Éditions Albin MichelÉditions Albin MichelÉditions Albin Michel is a French publisher. It was founded in 1911 by Albin Michel.-External links:*...
. ISBN 978-2226133144. - 2006 : Promis, j'arrête la langue de bois – Hachette Littératures. ISBN 978-2012359437.