1. Roger Karoutchi previously served as the French Ambassador to the OECD and as Secretary of State to the French Prime Minister, with responsibility for Relations with Parliament.
14 Facts About Roger Karoutchi
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Roger Karoutchi's ancestors were Livornese Jews from Italy who had settled in Morocco in the 18th century.
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Roger Karoutchi received a master's degree from the Sciences Po Aix.
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Roger Karoutchi became a history teacher, first in Goussainville, and then in Paris, teaching from 1975 to 1985.
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Roger Karoutchi continued his political activity, which he had started at the age of 16, during that period, being a national delegate of the Rassemblement pour la Republique from 1981 to 1986.
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At that time, Roger Karoutchi joined the office of Philippe Seguin, the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, eventually becoming Seguin's chief of staff when he became president of the National Assembly.
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Roger Karoutchi was a Member of the European Parliament from 1997 to 1999 and Senator from Hauts-de-Seine from 1999 to 2007.
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Roger Karoutchi was very active in the 2007 presidential campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy, with whom he has a close personal relationship.
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From 2009 to 2011, Roger Karoutchi served as the French Ambassador to the OECD.
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Roger Karoutchi has held various governmental and electoral positions throughout his career.
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Roger Karoutchi served as the Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament from 2007 to 2009.
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Roger Karoutchi has served as a Vice-president of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France from 1994 to 1998, and as a Regional councillor of Ile-de-France since 1992, being reelected in 1998 and 2004.
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Roger Karoutchi has held various municipal council positions, including deputy-mayor of Villeneuve-la-Garenne since 2008, municipal councillor of Villeneuve-la-Garenne since 2008, municipal councillor of Nanterre from 1989 to 1995, and municipal councillor of Boulogne-Billancourt from 1995 to 2001.
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In January 2009, Roger Karoutchi publicly announced that he is gay, becoming the first French minister to come out while in office.