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Nicolas Paul Stephane Sarkozy de Nagy Biography and Timeline

Follow Nicolas Paul Stephane Sarkozy de Nagy through 10 dated historical records for France.

Nicolas Paul Stephane Sarkozy de Nagy, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1955–2005Years on this page

1955

Birth of Nicolas Paul Stephane Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa

Politics / RPR Party

Birth of Nicolas Paul Stephane Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa

1983

Mayor

Neuilly-sur-Seine · Politics / RPR Party

Appointed Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine, one of the wealthiest communes of France from 1983 to 2002

1993

Budget

Government / Government of France

From 1993 to 1995, is Minister for the Budget and spokesman for the executive in the cabinet of Prime Minister Edouard Balladur

1999

Party Leader

Party Leader of RPR · Politics / RPR Party

Apppointed Party Leader of the RPR

2002

Minister of Interior

Minister of Interior · Government / Government of France

Chirac appoints Sarkozy as French Minister of the Interior in the cabinet of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, despite Sarkozys support of Edouard Balladur for French President in 1995

2004

Minister of Finance

Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of Finance

Hauts-de-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine · Politics / RPR Party

Apppointed President of the General council of the Hauts-de-Seine department from 2004 to 2007

Election

Party Leader · Politics / RPR Party

In party elections Sarkozy becomes leader of the UMP with 85% of the vote

Party Leader

Party Leader · Politics / RPR Party

In party elections Sarkozy becomes leader of the UMP with 85% of the vote

2005

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Party Leader · Politics / RPR Party

Sarkozy is made Knight of the Legion of Honour by President Chirac

Records, sources and methodology

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