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Gilles de Robien (; born 10 April 1941) is a French politician and former government minister.www.whoswho.fr
/ref> The son of Count Jean de Robien by his wife Éliane Le Mesre de Pas, he is descended from the noble

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family de Robien. In 1989, De Robien was elected

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

, being re-elected for two further terms. However, in the French municipal elections of 2008, he was defeated by Gilles Demailly of the

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. De Robien served as French Minister for Education from August 2005 to May 2007, and as a

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from 1996 to 2007.

Political career

Government offices Minister for Transport : 2002–2005. Minister for National Education : 2005–2007. Electoral mandates ''National Assembly of France'' Vice-President of the

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: 1993–1998. Member of the

for the Somme : 1986–2002 (appointed Minister in 2002). Elected in 1986 (re-elected: 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002). ''Regional Council'' Regional Councillor of

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: 1992–2004. Re-elected in 1998. ''Municipal Council''

: 1989–2002 (Resigned) / 2007–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2007. Deputy Mayor of

: 2002–2007. City Councillor of

: 1989–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001. ''Agglomeration Community Council'' President of the

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Commandeur, Order of Palmes académiques * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon

Honorary Knight Commander of the

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(Hon. KBE) * BRA - Order of the Southern Cross - Grand Officer BAR

Grand Officer, Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul (Brasil) * CHL Order of Merit of Chile - Grand Cross BAR

Grand Cross, Orden al Mérito de Chile * Order of Civil Merit (Spain) GC

Grand Cross,

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(España) * ITA OMRI 2001 GC BAR

Knight Grand Cross,

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Grand Officer,

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(Morocco)

References

1941 births Living people Union for French Democracy politicians People from Somme (department) Politicians of the French Fifth Republic Transport ministers of France French Ministers of National Education French nobility Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Lycée Hoche alumni Mayors of places in Hauts-de-France {{France-mayor-stub