1962 – Joins the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers. 1967-1968 – Secretary of State of Employment. 1968-1971 – Economy and Finance Minister. 1972-1974 – Agriculture Minister. 1974-1976 – ...

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Foes of Jacques Chirac were relishing the idea of him being dragged to court in the spring to face corruption charges filed by legal authorities last year. So the news on Monday that the former French ...

[Update: In contrast to what had been the prevailing assumption in France following the verdict in Jacques Chirac’s corruption trial (all detailed below), the former French President announced ...

The newly elected leader of Canada, Stephen Harper, put in a call to French President Jaques Chirac. The two discussed the state of relations between their two countries. After several minutes, Chirac ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Jacques Chirac was a President for France with 61 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1989 News Conference as a Mayor. The year with the most videos ...

The state prosecution office--which operates under the direct authority of the justice ministry--has already said it was pushing for a dismissal, "because there isn't enough proof." Only cynics, ...

Education: Lycée Louis-le-Grand; L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques (IEP/Institute for Political Studies); Attended Harvard University; L'Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA/National School of ...