Francis Mer
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Francis Mer | |
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| Minister of the Economy of France | |
| In office 7 May 2002 – 30 March 2004 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Pierre Raffarin |
| Preceded by | Laurent Fabius |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Paul Mer 25 May 1939 Pau,France |
| Died | 1 November 2023(aged 84) Bourg-la-Reine,France |
| Alma mater | École polytechnique Mines ParisTech |
Francis Mer(25 May 1939 – 1 November 2023) was a French businessman, industrialist and politician. An alumnus of theÉcole polytechnique(class of 1959), and of theÉcole des Mines de Paris,he was a member of theCorps des mines.Mer was hired in 1970 by theSaint-Gobaingroup. In 1982, he became chairman of the board ofPont-à-Mousson SA.In the 1980s, he joined theSaint-Simon Foundationthink-tank.
Following the1986 legislative electionsand the nomination of the conservativeJacques ChiracasPrime Minister,he was nominated as president of the newUsinorgroup. He was reelected to his position in 1995, upon the group's privatization, and renamed the groupArcelorin 2002. From 2002 to 2004, he wasMinister of FinancesinJean-Pierre Raffarin's conservative government.
From 2005, he sat on the board of directors ofVale Inco,which benefited from an important tax rebate to exploit a nickel mine in New Caledonia while he was finance minister.[1][2]
In June 2009, he became chairman of the board ofSafran.
In April 2011, due to the change of structure ofSafran,Jean-Paul HertemanbecameCEOand Francis Mer became Vice Chairman.[3][4]
Francis Mer died on 1 November 2023, at the age of 84.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
- ^"La défiscalisation des usines de traitement du nickel en Nouvelle-Calédonie".3 April 2023.
- ^"Safran-group, avril 2011, Le Conseil d'administration de la société est composé de 15 membres parmi lesquels quatre représentants de l'État* et deux représentants des salariés actionnaires".Archived fromthe originalon 3 September 2014.Retrieved11 October2012.
- ^Les Echos.fr, 21/4/2011, Francis Mer et le "sexe dit faible", Francis Mer, dont les actionnaires ont voté le renouvellement de mandat d'administrateur pour deux ans, devrait être nommé vice-président du groupe en vertu de la nouvelle gouvernance qu'un conseil d'administration doit avaliser dans l'après-midi
- ^Sadler, David (1 November 2023)."Francis Mer, Former Minister Of The Economy Under Jacques Chirac, Is Dead".Globe Echo.Retrieved1 November2023.
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