Thierry Breton
| Thierry Breton | |
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| Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry | |
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In office 25 February 2005 – 18 May 2007 |
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| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Prime Minister | Dominique de Villepin |
| Preceded by | Hervé Gaymard |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Louis Borloo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 January 1955  Paris, France |
| Political party |
RPR (1981–2002) UMP (2002–present) |
| Alma mater | Supélec |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Protestantism |
Thierry Breton (born 15 January 1955 in Paris) is a French businessman, a former Professor at Harvard Business School, and a former Finance minister of France. He has been Vice Chairman and CEO of Groupe Bull, Chairman and CEO of Thomson-RCA (1997–2002), Chairman and CEO of France Télécom (2002–2005).
Today an Honorary Chairman of both Thomson and France Telecom, he is, since 2008, Chairman and CEO of international information technology services company Atos.
He was from 2005 to 2007 the French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Dominique de Villepin, Jacques Chirac being the President de la Republique.
Born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, Thierry Breton completed his middle and high school education at the Ecole alsacienne in Paris and University-preparatory school classes for the Grandes écoles at Lycée Louis-le-Grand. He received a master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Supélec in 1979 and later graduated from the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN).
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