Laurent Fabius

Laurent Fabius (French: [lɔʁɑ̃ fabjys]; born 20 August 1946) is a French politician of Jewish descent. He was President of the Constitutional Council since 8 March 2016. He has been a member of the Socialist Party. He was the Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. Fabius was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, so far, the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic.

Laurent Fabius
President of the Constitutional Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2016
President	François Hollande Emmanuel Macron
Preceded by	Jean-Louis Debré
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
In office 16 May 2012 – 11 February 2016
Prime Minister	Jean-Marc Ayrault Manuel Valls
Preceded by	Alain Juppé
Succeeded by	Jean-Marc Ayrault
Prime Minister of France
In office 17 July 1984 – 20 March 1986
President	François Mitterrand
Preceded by	Pierre Mauroy
Succeeded by	Jacques Chirac
Minister of Finance
In office 28 March 2000 – 7 May 2002
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Preceded by	Christian Sautter
Succeeded by	Francis Mer
President of the National Assembly
In office 12 June 1997 – 28 March 2000
Preceded by	Philippe Séguin
Succeeded by	Raymond Forni
In office 23 June 1988 – 22 January 1992
Preceded by	Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Succeeded by	Henri Emmanuelli
Minister of the Budget
In office 22 May 1981 – 23 March 1983
Prime Minister	Pierre Mauroy
Preceded by	Maurice Papon
Succeeded by	Henri Emmanuelli
Personal details
Born	(1946-08-20) 20 August 1946 Paris, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Spouse(s)	Françoise Castro (m.1981-div.2002)
Children	3
Education	Lycée Janson-de-Sailly Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma mater	École normale supérieure Sciences Po École nationale d'administration

Fabius was also President of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2000. He was Minister of Finance from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016.

Other websites

• Laurent Fabius' official page in the French National Assembly (in French)
• Laurent Fabius' personal web page (in French)
• His Speech Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine to the College Historical Society of Trinity College