12 Facts About Michel Sapin

Michel Sapin was Minister of the Civil Service from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Affairs from 2012 to 2014.

Michel Sapin was born on 9 April 1952 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Michel Sapin then attended the Ecole Normale Superieure, the Institut d'etudes politiques de Paris, and the Ecole nationale d'administration.

Michel Sapin graduated from the ENA as part of the Promotion Voltaire, which included Francois Hollande, Dominique de Villepin, Segolene Royal and Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres.

From 1989 to 1994, Michel Sapin served as councillor for Nanterre.

Michel Sapin served as Deputy Minister of Justice from May 1991 to April 1992, Finance Minister from April 1992 to March 1993, and Minister of Civil Servants and State Reforms from March 2000 to May 2002.

In 2012 Michel Sapin was appointed Minister of Social Affairs by President Hollande.

Michel Sapin thus became the Minister for the Economy and Finance.

Michel Sapin supported Manuel Valls in the Socialist Party primary of 2017.

In March 2016, Michel Sapin stated his opposition to universal basic income in an interview with France Info.

On 26 September 2016, Michel Sapin was awarded the Sash rank of the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the then president of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto.

When President Hollande published a list of bank deposits and property held by all 38 ministers for first time 2012, Michel Sapin declared personal assets worth 2 million euros.