Éric Besson
Éric Besson | |
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Éric Besson, in 2010. | |
| Minister for Industry, Energy and Digital Economy | |
| In office 14 November 2010 – 10 May 2012 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Preceded by | Christian Estrosi |
| Succeeded by | Arnaud Montebourg |
| Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Mutually-Supportive Development | |
| In office January 2009 – 13 November 2010 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Preceded by | Brice Hortefeux |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| State Secretary for Prospectives and Evaluation of Public Policies | |
| In office May 2007 – January 2009 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1958 Marrakech, Morocco |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | The Progressives / UMP (since 2007) |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party (1993–2007) |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvie Brunel (m. 1983–2009, divorced) Yasmine Torjdman (m. 2010–2015, divorced) Jamila Azeroual (m. 2015–present) |
| Children | 3 (with Sylvie Brunel) |
| Alma mater | Montpellier Business School, Sciences Po |
Éric Besson (born 2 April 1958 in Marrakesh) is a French politician and businessman. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development in the government of François Fillon.
He left the Socialist Party (PS) during the first round of the 2007 presidential elections to found The Progressives, a social democratic affiliate party of Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). He has been Deputy Secretary-General of the UMP since 2009.
In 2012, Besson established a strategy consulting firm, Eric Besson Consulting, advising international industry and energy firms.