Thierry Breton
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Thierry Breton (born January 15, 1955 in Paris) is the French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry. He was appointed on February 25, 2005, replacing Hervé Gaymard.
He was born in the XIVe arrondissement of Paris. He studied at Supélec and later at the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale.
He was the chief executive of France Télécom. He is a knight of the Légion d'honneur and an officer of the Ordre National du Mérite.
He was an entrepreneur in New York and wrote novels about cyberspace at one time, including a science-fiction best seller entitled "Softwar".
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| Preceded by: Hervé Gaymard |
Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry 2005 – present |
Incumbent |
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Jim Flaherty  | Thierry Breton  | Peer Steinbrück  | Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa  | Koji Omi  | Alexei Kudrin  | Gordon Brown  | Henry Paulson  |
