Gilles de Robien

Vicomte Gilles de Robien (French pronunciation: [ʒil də ʁɔbjɛ̃]; born 10 April 1941) is a French politician and former government minister.^[1]

Gilles de Robien
Minister of National Education
In office 31 May 2005 – 15 May 2007
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Dominique de Villepin
Preceded by	François Fillon
Succeeded by	Xavier Darcos
Minister of Transport
In office 7 May 2002 – 31 May 2005
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Gayssot
Succeeded by	Dominique Perben
Mayor of Amiens
In office 24 March 1989 – 27 June 2002
Preceded by	René Lamps
Succeeded by	Brigitte Fouré
In office 29 March 2007 – 21 March 2008
Preceded by	Brigitte Fouré
Succeeded by	Gilles Demailly
Personal details
Born	(1941-04-10) 10 April 1941 (age 84) Cocquerel, France
Political party	UDF
Education	Lycée Hoche

The son of Count Jean de Robien by his wife Éliane Le Mesre de Pas,^[2] he is descended from the noble Breton family de Robien.

In 1989, de Robien was elected Mayor of Amiens, being re-elected for two further terms.^[2] However, in the French municipal elections of 2008, he was defeated by Gilles Demailly of the French Socialist Party.

De Robien served as French Minister for Education from August 2005 to May 2007, and as a Deputy from 1996 to 2007.^[2]

Political career

Government offices^[2]

Minister for Transport : 2002–2005.

Minister for National Education : 2005–2007.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France^[2]

Vice-President of the National Assembly of France : 1993–1998.

Member of the National Assembly of France for the Somme : 1986–2002 (appointed Minister in 2002). Elected in 1986 (re-elected: 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002).

Regional Council^[2]

Regional Councillor of Picardy : 1992–2004. Re-elected in 1998.

Municipal Council^[2]

Mayor of Amiens : 1989–2002 (Resigned) / 2007–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2007.

Deputy Mayor of Amiens : 2002–2007.

City Councillor of Amiens : 1989–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001.

Agglomeration Community Council^[2]

President of the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole : 1994–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001.

Member of the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole : 1994–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001.

Honours

• Chevalier, Légion d'honneur
• Commandeur, Order of Palmes académiques
• Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Hon. KBE)
• Grand Officer, Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul (Brasil)
• Grand Cross, Orden al Mérito de Chile
• Grand Cross, Orden del Mérito Civil (Spain)
• Knight Grand Cross, Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana
• Grand Officer, Order of Ouissam Alaouite (Morocco)