How old is Francois Bayrou?
François Bayrou (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa bajʁu], born 25 May 1951) is a French centrist politician and the president of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), who was a candidate in the 2002, 2007 and 2012 French presidential elections.
Why did Jean-Yves Bayrou not run for president in 2017?
On 22 February 2017, Bayrou announced that he would not contest the 2017 presidential election, instead endorsing the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron of En Marche!. The alliance surprised French political pundits and rival candidates. Part of the agreement was Macron’s commitment to support a clean government law proposed by Bayrou.
What happened to François Bayrou and Marielle de Sarnez?
^ Boichot, Loris (21 June 2017). “François Bayrou et Marielle de Sarnez quittent le gouvernement”. Le Figaro (in French). ISSN 0182-5852. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017. ^ “DIRECT. La ministre des Affaires européennes, Marielle de Sarnez, quitte le gouvernement, dans la foulée du départ de François Bayrou”.
Who is Jean-Yves Bayrou?
On 17 May 2017, Bayrou was appointed as Minister of Justice in the first Philippe government. Le Canard enchaîné published information that Democratic Movement politician Marielle de Sarnez had been paid for work she had not actually done, embroiling Bayrou in a fictitious jobs scandal.
Who is Jean Lucien Bayrou?
François René Jean Lucien Bayrou was born on 25 May 1951 in Bordères, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, a village located between Pau and Lourdes. The son of farmer Calixte Bayrou (1909-1974) and Emma Sarthou (1918-2009). Bayrou descends from an ancestry of primarily Occitans except from his maternal grandmother’s side which is Irish.
What is Jacques Bayrou’s ancestry?
Bayrou descends from an ancestry of primarily Occitans except from his maternal grandmother’s side which is Irish. When Bayrou was in his youth, he developed a stutter which led to him attending speech therapy for seven years. He first went to secondary school in Pau, before transferring to Bordeaux.