Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn (French pronunciation: [dɔminik stʁos kan]; born 25 April 1949), also known as DSK, is a French economist and politician who served as the tenth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and was a member of the French Socialist Party.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Managing Director of the
International Monetary Fund
In office
1 November 2007 – 18 May 2011
DeputyJohn Lipsky
Preceded byRodrigo Rato
Succeeded byChristine Lagarde
Ministerial and political offices
Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industry
In office
4 June 1997 – 2 November 1999
Prime MinisterLionel Jospin
Preceded by
Succeeded byChristian Sautter
Mayor of Sarcelles
In office
23 June 1995 – 3 June 1997
Preceded byRaymond Lamontagne
Succeeded byFrançois Pupponi
Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade
In office
16 May 1991 – 29 March 1993
Prime MinisterÉdith Cresson
Pierre Bérégovoy
Preceded byRoger Fauroux
Succeeded byGérard Longuet
Parliamentary offices
President of the National Assembly Finance Commission
In office
28 June 1988 – 16 May 1991
Preceded byMichel d'Ornano
Succeeded byHenri Emmanuelli
Member of the National Assembly
for Val d'Oise's 8th constituency
In office
2 April 2001 – 19 October 2007
Preceded byRaymonde Le Texier
Succeeded byFrançois Pupponi
In office
12 June 1997 – 4 July 1997
Preceded byPierre Lellouche
Succeeded byRaymonde Le Texier
In office
23 June 1988 – 16 June 1991
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBernard Angels
Member of the National Assembly
In office
2 April 1986 – 14 May 1988
ConstituencyHaute-Savoie
Personal details
Born
Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn

(1949-04-25) 25 April 1949
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine, France
Political partySocialist Party
Spouses
Hélène Dumas
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(m. 1967; div. 1984)​
    Brigitte Guillemette
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    (m. 1984; div. 1989)​
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      (m. 1991; div. 2013)​
        Myriam L'Aouffir
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        (m. 2017)​
        EducationHEC Paris
        Sciences Po
        Paris Institute of Statistics
        Paris Nanterre University
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        He was a professor of economics at Paris West University Nanterre La Défense and Sciences Po, and was Minister of Economy and Finance from 1997 to 1999, as part of Lionel Jospin's Plural Left government. He sought the nomination in the Socialist Party presidential primary of 2006, but was defeated by Ségolène Royal.

        Strauss-Kahn was appointed managing director of the IMF on 28 September 2007, with the backing of then–President of France Nicolas Sarkozy. He served in that capacity until his resignation on 18 May 2011, in the wake of an allegation that he had sexually assaulted a hotel maid; the charges were later dismissed. Other sexual allegations followed, and resulted in acquittals. These accusations were seen as controversial in France, and prompted prominent conspiracy theories, as well as a debate on the role of the media in debating and determining a suspect's guilt ahead of conviction or legal proceedings having even been initiated. Numerous photos of the handcuffed Strauss-Kahn were banned from publication under French laws, while their publication in the United States prompting outrage.

        These legal cases led to him dropping out the 2012 French presidential election, where he had been the favorite to win the Socialist Party's nomination (the party's eventual candidate, Francois Hollande, won the presidential election), and put an end to Strauss-Kahn's nascent political career. He then resumed his activities in the private sector, mainly advising governments on their sovereign debts.

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