Renaud Dutreil (born 12 June 1960) is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Sciences,

École Normale Supérieure École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, S ...

and

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. He was Lauréat du Concours Général de Philosophie in 1978. Dutreil served in the highest offices of French government for over fifteen years prior to his joining LVMH. His ministerial appointments included Minister of Small & Medium-Sized Businesses, Commerce, Crafts and Liberal Professions (2005–2007), Minister of the Civil Service and State Reform (2004–2005) and Secretary of State for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses, Commerce, Crafts and Liberal Professions (2002–2004). He was a Member of Parliament from 1994–2008 and of the French Council of State (Supreme Court for Public Law) from 1989 to 1992. He is currently non serving

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au Conseil d'Etat, where he was admitted in 1989 with rank 1st.

2002

In 2002, he was the first President and founder of the

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, which is the currently leading political party in

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. As Minister in the

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, he is known for the "Dutreil Acts", which have modernized the French tax system, the distribution system, the professional education system and encouraged a pro-entrepreneurial culture and environment in France

2003

A strong advocate of national artisanal and Luxury traditions, Dutreil co-authored among other books Le Geste et La Parole des Métiers d'Art, an important reference work on the subject. In 2003, he created a Government sponsored label, "Entreprise du Patrimoine vivant" (Living Heritage Companies) which has been granted to more than 600 French companies selected for their exceptional know how and heritage.

2005

Dutreil argued strongly for 'fonctions régaliennes' in the French administration (army, police, justice and heritage) to be reserved for French citizens (i.e. not open to other European citizens) (speech at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, 2005).

2008-2009

He is member of the Advisory Board of L Capital, a Private Equity fund part of LVMH. he has developed a highly appreciated expertise in Brand development and management and initiated, during the crisis in 2008 and 2009, a strategic focus of the brands on the values of Artisanship, heritage and narrative communication, exclusive store experience and controlled distribution, which are now the core of the Luxury marketing and distribution strategies. He has also developed a strong network in

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(China and India) and Brazil. As a "multi cultural"

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, familiar with distribution and marketing in the emerging markets as well as in Europe and the US, Dutreil believes growth in consumer goods will more and more come from the "globalization of exception", implying a double focus on

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as well as global distribution, executed by multinational management teams. Dutreil is a Trustee of

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; Member of the Board of New School and of Parsons School of Design ; Member of the Board of Maison Française Columbia University ; Member of Partnership for New York ; he is the Chairman of Friends of

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, a French institute supporting advanced research in mathematics and theoretical physics. Dutreil is Knight of the

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. ''New York Times'', "Whose bike are you wearing?", 9 September 2009
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dutreil, Renaud 1960 births Living people Politicians from Chambéry École Normale Supérieure alumni Sciences Po alumni Members of the Conseil d'État (France) École nationale d'administration alumni French expatriates in the United States Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Government ministers of France