Christian Eckert
Christian Eckert | |
|---|---|
Christian Eckert in 2014 | |
| Minister of the Budget | |
| In office 9 April 2014 – 10 May 2017 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve |
| Preceded by | Bernard Cazeneuve |
| Succeeded by | Gérald Darmanin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1956 Algrange, France |
| Party | Socialist Party |
Christian Eckert (born 8 February 1956 in Algrange, Moselle) is a former member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Meurthe-et-Moselle department,[1] and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.
Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Eckert publicly endorsed Manuel Valls as the party's candidate for the presidential election later that year.[2]
Biography
Christian Eckert attended the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud as an auditor and passed the agrégation in mathematics.[3][4] Alongside his studies, he worked during the summer at the Florange blast furnaces, at the Martin steelworks, to earn some money.
He teaches mathematics at high school level in BTS (advanced vocational training certificate) and preparatory Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles. He taught at the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Fameck (Moselle) from 1981 to 1991 and at the Lycée Louis-Bertrand in Briey (Meurthe-et-Moselle) from 1991 to 2007.[5]
References
- ^ "Liste Définitive des Députés Élus à L'issue des Deux Tours" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ Arnaud Focraud (12 December 2016) Primaire de la gauche : pour qui votent les ministres? Le Journal du Dimanche.
- ^ Anne de Guigné. "Christian Eckert : un pur et dur au Budget". Le Figaro.
- ^ "Christian Eckert". gouvernement.fr (in French).
- ^ "Biographie Christian ECKERT". trombinoscope.com.