Abstract
Nicolas Sarkozy de Nagy - Bosca, said Nicolas Sarkozy, born January 28, 1955 in Paris, is a French lawyer and man. It is the 23rd President of the French Republic on 16 May 2007 to 15 May 2012.
A lawyer by profession, he served first as mayor of Neuilly -sur -Seine, Hauts- member de-Seine, Minister of Budget and spokesman for the government, Communications Minister or Acting President of the Rally for the Republic (RPR). From 2002, it is especially Interior Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance and Chairman of the General Council of Hauts-de- Seine. Then it is one of the most prominent leaders of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), where he became president in 2004.
He won the 2007 presidential election with 53.06 % of the votes in the second round, facing the Socialist candidate Ségolène Royal. His term as President of the French Republic is marked, among other things, a change in style compared to its predecessors, several reforms such as universities in 2007 or retreats in 2010, and the impact of major international events such the "Great Recession" and the debt crisis in the euro area. Candidate for reelection in the 2012 presidential election, he collected 48.36 % of the votes in the second round, where he was defeated by the Socialist candidate François Hollande.
After leaving the presidency, he goes into retirement from public life for a few months and head to the Constitutional Council, of which he is a member of law and life.
