First lieutenant

18.09.2008 / 00:00 CET

Can Brice Hortefeux keep his career on its upward path with his general, Nicolas Sarkozy?

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Curriculum Vitae

1958: Born, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
1984: Masters degree in public law
1983-93: Chef de cabinet to Nicolas Sarkozy, then mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine1993-95: Chef de cabinet for Sarkozy during his time as budget minister and minister for communication
1999-2005: Member of the European Parliament
1992: Regional councillor for the Auvergne
2000: Marries Valérie Dazzan
2002-04: Adviser to Sarkozy, minister of the interior and then finance minister
2005-07: Minister of state for the regions
2007: Minister for immigration, integration, national identity and co-development (name changed from co-development to ‘development in solidarity' in 2008)