Jean-Marc Ayrault facts for kids

Jean-Marc Ayrault
Jean-Marc Ayrault
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 11 February 2016
President	François Hollande
Prime Minister	Manuel Valls
Preceded by	Laurent Fabius
Prime Minister of France
	In office; 16 May 2012 – 1 April 2014
President	François Hollande
Preceded by	François Fillon
Succeeded by	Manuel Valls
Leader of the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left
	In office; 12 June 1997 – 19 June 2012
Preceded by	Laurent Fabius
Succeeded by	Bruno Le Roux
Mayor of Nantes
	In office; 20 March 1989 – 21 June 2012
Preceded by	Michel Chauty
Succeeded by	Patrick Rimbert
Mayor of Saint-Herblain
	In office; 14 March 1977 – 20 March 1989
Preceded by	Michel Chauty
Succeeded by	Charles Gautier
Member of the National Assembly; for Loire-Atlantique's 3rd constituency
	In office; 23 June 1988 – 20 July 2012
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Jean-Pierre Fougerat
	In office; 14 March 1977 – 20 March 1989
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Fougerat
Succeeded by	Jean-Pierre Fougerat
Personal details
Born	25 January 1950 (age 70); Maulévrier, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Spouse(s)	Brigitte Terrien (m. 1971)
Children	Ysabelle; Élise
Alma mater	University of Nantes; University of Würzburg

Jean-Marc Ayrault (born 25 January 1950) is a French politician. He was the Prime Minister of France from May 15 2012 to March 31, 2014. He has also been the Mayor of Nantes since 1989. He was appointed prime minister by François Hollande following the defeat of the UMP president and the resignation of that government.

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Ayrault during a meeting in his constituency in Nantes with François Hollande
Ayrault with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris, 30 July 2016
Jean-Marc Ayrault at a meeting of François Hollande during the campaign for the French presidential 2012 elections
Jean-Marc Ayrault and his wife Brigitte, at the Nantes Museum of Fine Arts, in September 2011
Jean-Marc Ayrault at the ceremonies of November 11, 2012
The Kremlin, Moscow. — Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France Jean-Marc Ayrault 2016