François d'Aubert

François d'Aubert (born 31 October 1943, in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French politician.

François d'Aubert
French Minister of Research
In office 2004–2005
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Preceded by	Claudie Haigneré
Succeeded by	François Goulard
Mayor of Laval
In office 1995–2008
Preceded by	Yves Patoux
Succeeded by	Guillaume Garot
Personal details
Born	(1943-10-31) 31 October 1943 (age 81) Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Political party	The Republicans
Education	Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma mater	HEC Paris Sciences Po, ÉNA

He is an auditor at the Court of Audit. From 2002, he was minister delegate to research in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's government.

From 26 July 2007 to 16 April 2009, he was president of the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie.

François d'Aubert is a graduate of HEC Paris, Sciences Po and ENA.^[1]