Christian Sautter

Christian Sautter (born 9 April 1940) is a French politician. He served as Minister for Economics, Finance, and Industry from 1999^[1] to 2000^[2] as part of Lionel Jospin's "Plural Left" government.

Christian Sautter
Christian Sautter at the World Economic Forum in 2008
Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry
In office 2 November 1999 – 27 March 2000
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Preceded by	Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Succeeded by	Laurent Fabius
Secretary of State for Budget
In office 4 June 1997 – 2 November 1999
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Preceded by	Alain Lamassoure
Succeeded by	Florence Parly
Personal details
Born	(1940-04-09) 9 April 1940 (age 85) Autun, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Education	Lycée Pasteur
Alma mater	École Polytechnique

In 2014 Sautter was awarded with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star.^[3]