Fran%C3%A7ois Fillon

Franois Charles Amand Fillon is a French lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of France fromMay 2007 toMay 2012. He was appointed by President Nicolas Sarkozy onMay 2007. As a member of the UMP, Fillon became JeanPierre Raffarins Minister of Labour in 2002 and undertook controversial reforms of the 35hour working week law and of the French retirement system.

Fillon was born in Le Mans, Sarthe. His father is a civil law notary, while his mother, Anne Fillon, is a celebrated historian of Basque descent. His youngest brother, Dominique, is a talented pianist.

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