Christian Jacob (politician)

Christian Jacob (born 4 December 1959) is a French politician who was the president of the Republicans party from 2019 to 2022. Over the course of his career, he held several cabinet positions, including as the Minister of French Civil Service in Jacques Chirac's second term as President of France.[1]

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Christian Jacob
Jacob in 2020
President of The Republicans
In office 13 October 2019 – 30 June 2022
Preceded by	Jean Leonetti
Succeeded by	Eric Ciotti
Member of the National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne's 4th constituency
In office 21 June 2007 – 21 June 2022
Preceded by	Ghislain Bray
Succeeded by	Isabelle Périgault
Leader of The Republicans in the National Assembly
In office 23 November 2010 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Jean-François Copé
Succeeded by	Damien Abad
Minister of the Civil Service
In office 2 June 2005 – 15 May 2007
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Dominique de Villepin
Preceded by	Renaud Dutreil
Succeeded by	André Santini
Minister of the Family
In office 17 June 2002 – 31 March 2004
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Preceded by	Jean-François Mattei
Succeeded by	Marie-Josée Roig
Personal details
Born	(1959-12-04) 4 December 1959 (age 63) Rozay-en-Brie, France
Political party	The Republicans (2015–present)
Other political affiliations	Rally for the Republic (1995-2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)

He served as the Member of the National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne's 4th constituency between 1995 and 2002, and then again between 2007 and 2022. He chose to not seek re-election in the 2022 French legislative election.[2]