Jean-Pierre Raffarin : Ask Biography

Personal data

Date of birth

03 August 1948(age 67)

Place of birth

Poitiers, France

Political party

DL (before 2002); UMP

Spouse

Anne-Marie Perrier

Occupation

Lawyer

Religion

Roman Catholic

166^th Prime Minister of France
17th Prime Minister of Fifth Republic

In office

6 May 2002 - 31 May 2005

President

Jacques Chirac

Succeeded by

Dominique de Villepin

Preceded by

Lionel Jospin

Minister of Commerce and Industry

In office

18 May 1995 - 4 June 1997

Prime minister

Alain Juppé

Succeeded by

Marylise Lebranchu

Preceded by

Alain Madelin

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Jean-Pierre Raffarin (-frʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ ʁafaʁɛ̃-Fr-Jean-Pierre_Raffarin is a French conservative politician and senator for Vienne.

Jean-Pierre Raffarin served as the Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005, resigning after France's rejection of the referendum on the European Union draft constitution. However, after Raffarin resigned, he said that his decision was not based on the outcome of the vote. Opinion polls following his resignation suggested that Raffarin was one of France's least popular prime ministers since the Fifth Republic was established in 1958. However, according to the book "France: 1815 � 2003", written by Martin Evans and Emmanuel Godwin, Raffarin was "a remarkably popular prime minister" despite his ability "to state the obvious and to make empty statements".

Raffarin is married to Anne-Marie Perrier (b. 1952 in Chamalières) and has a daughter, Fleur.