Dominique Perben

Dominique Perben
French Minister of Justice
In office 7 May 2002 – 31 May 2005
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Preceded by	Marylise Lebranchu
Succeeded by	Pascal Clément
Personal details
Born	(1945-08-11) 11 August 1945 (age 78) Sciences-Po Paris, ÉNA

Dominique Perben (born 11 August 1945) is a French politician. Born in

(1993–1995).

Perben has been a Deputy (or MP) in the National Assembly for the fifth district of Saône-et-Loire from 1986 to 2003. He has been Mayor of Chalon-sur-Saône from 1989 to 2003.

He was a candidate for mayor in

, he announced in 2010 that he would remove himself from politics and rejoin his previous career as a lawyer.

Political career

Governmental functions

Minister of Departments and Overseas territories : 1993–1995.

Minister of Public Service, Reform of the State and Decentralization : 1995–1997.

Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice : 2002–2005.

Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, Tourism and Sea : 2005–2007.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

Member of the

 : 2007–2012.

Member of the

 : 1986–1993 (Became minister in 1993) / 1997–2002 (Became minister in 2002). Elected in 1986, reelected in 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002.

Regional Council

Regional councillor of

Bourgogne

 : 1992–1993 (Resignation).

General Council

Vice-president of the General Council of

Rhône (departement)

 : Since 2004.

General councillor of

Rhône (departement)

 : Since 2004.

Vice-president of the General Council of Saône-et-Loire : 1985–1988 (Resignation).

General councillor of Saône-et-Loire : 1985–1988 (Resignation).

Municipal Council

Mayor of Chalon-sur-Saône : 1983–2002 (Resignation).

Deputy-mayor of Chalon-sur-Saône : 2002–2003 (Resignation).

Municipal councillor of Chalon-sur-Saône : 1983–2003 (Resignation).

External links

• Personal website

Political offices
Preceded by Marylise Lebranchu	Minister of Justice 2002–2005	Succeeded by Pascal Clément