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28 January 1955
Nicolas Sarkozy was born in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.
1979-1981
He studied at Sciences Po Paris.
He wrote a dissertation on the Referendum of 27 April 1969.
1977
He was elected Municipal Councillor for Neuilly-sur-Seine.
1978
He was awarded a degree in Private Law.
1981
He was awarded a special degree to practice as a lawyer (CAPA).
1983 to 2002
He was Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine.
1986-1988
He was Vice-Chairman of the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council, responsible for cultural education.
1988-2002
He served as Deputy for the Department of Hauts-de-Seine (6th constituency).
6 February 1998
Secretary-General of the Rassemblement pour la République (RPR).
1993-1995
He served as Minister of the Budget and Communication.
1993-1995
He was the Government Spokesperson.
July-September 1999
He was elected member of the European Parliament.
2002-2004
He served as Minister of the Interior, Internal Security and Local Freedoms.
2004 - 2005
He served as Ministre d'État, Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry.
28 November 2004
He was President of the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP).
2004-2007
He was President of the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council.
May 2005 - March 2007
He served as Minister of the Interior and Regional Development.
6 May 2007
He was elected President of the French Republic with 53.06% of votes.
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