Hervé Gaymard
Hervé Gaymard (born 31 May 1960) is a French politician and a member of The Republicans conservative party. He served as the country's Minister of Finances from 30 November 2004 until his resignation on 25 February 2005.
Hervé Gaymard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Savoie 2nd constituency | |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Rolland |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Rolland |
| Minister of the Economy | |
| In office 30 November 2004 – 25 February 2005 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Pierre Raffarin |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Succeeded by | Thierry Breton |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 7 May 2002 – 29 November 2004 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Pierre Raffarin |
| Preceded by | François Patriat |
| Succeeded by | Dominique Bussereau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1960 Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France |
| Political party | The Republicans |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 9 |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
Gaymard attended Sciences Po and then at the École nationale d'administration, graduating from the latter in 1986. After that he worked as a civil servant in a number of finance-related positions.
He was elected as a local councillor in the Savoie commune of Moûtiers in 1994. He later served on the departmental council of Savoie, and in 1999, became its president. He was appointed to the finance ministry in November 2004, and was forced to resign barely 12 weeks later, on Friday, 25 February 2005.
He is married to Clara Gaymard, CEO of General Electric in France (and VP of GE International), the daughter of geneticist and anti-abortion activist Jérôme Lejeune. A Catholic, he is the father of nine children: Philothée, Bérénice, Thaïs, Marie-Lou, Amédée, Eulalie, Faustine, Jérôme-Aristide, Angélico.