Xavier Galouzeau de Villepin (born 14 March 1926 in
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,
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), simply known as
Xavier de Villepin, is a former high ranking civil servant of
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, and a former
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from the center-right UMP party (and before that from the more centrist
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party). He is the father of the former
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,
Dominique de VillepinDominique de Villepin Dominique de Villepin Dominique de Villepin (born Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin served as the Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007....
.
Xavier de Villepin graduated from the renowned French business school HEC, and later from the
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Xavier Galouzeau de Villepin (born 14 March 1926 in
BrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium...
,
BelgiumThe Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...
), simply known as
Xavier de Villepin, is a former high ranking civil servant of
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, and a former
French senatorThe Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president.The Senate enjoys less prominence than the lower house, the directly elected National Assembly; debates in the Senate tend to be less tense and enjoy generally less media coverage.-History:France's first...
from the center-right UMP party (and before that from the more centrist
UDFThe Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's...
party). He is the father of the former
Prime Minister of FranceThe Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the functional head of the government and Council of Ministers of France. The head of state in France is the President of the French Republic...
,
Dominique de VillepinDominique de Villepin Dominique de Villepin Dominique de Villepin (born Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin served as the Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007....
.
Biography
Xavier de Villepin graduated from the renowned French business school HEC, and later from the
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. He took part in the
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in 1944. As a French civil servant, he spent many years overseas. From 1950 until 1979, he served in chronological order in French Algeria, in
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, in the French
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of
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, in
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, and finally in the
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. He became a member of the Association of French Citizens Abroad (
Union des Français de l'Étranger) in 1960, and its 2nd vice-president in 1979.
Xavier de Villepin was elected to the
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in 1986 by the constituency of the French citizens living abroad, and remained a French senator until September 2004, when he chose not to run for a third term. In 1993 he was elected chairman of the French Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Armed Forces (
Commission des affaires étrangères, de la défense et des forces armées). He resigned from the committee in 2002 following the appointment of his son Dominique de Villepin as
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.