Venice Commission of the Council of Europe

EDUCATION

• Graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies
• Law degree
• Language degree in Russian
• Former student of the National School of Administration (1978/1980)

CAREER

• 2010-2022: Member of the Constitutional Council of France

AT THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

• 1972/1976: French Embassy in Moscow (USSR), commercial service
• 1976/1977: Ministry of Economic and Financial Affairs, Department of External Economic Relations

AT THE COURT OF FINANCIAL AUDITORS

• 1980 - 2010: Court of Financial Auditors (appointed auditor in 1980, practiced there until 1985, then again from 1990 to 1994 and finally from 1998 to 2010); appointed president of the chamber in 2006

MAIN FUNCTIONS IN THE ADMINISTRATION

• 1985/1990: Delegation for regional planning and regional action (DATAR) - responsible for financial and inter-ministerial affairs, then director
• 1994/1995: Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism - Director of Financial Affairs and General Administration
• 1995/1998: Ministry of Health and Social Affairs - Director of Hospitals

OTHER STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1999/2002: member of the Commission for the compensation of victims of spoliation resulting from anti-Semitic legislation in force during the Occupation
• 2000/2004: member of the National Committee for the Evaluation of Public Scientific, Cultural and Professional Establishments (CNÉ)
• 2001/2008: Chair of the Board of Directors of the Regional Administration Institute (IRA) of Metz
• 2008/2010: Chair of the monitoring committee of the laws relating to the rights and responsibilities of universities