Michèle Alliot-Marie is now a member of the European Parliament, and has a wealth of experience serving as Minister of a variety of French departments, including:
Secretary of State for Education, 1986 – 1988
Minister of Youth and Sports, 1993 – 1995
Minister of Defence, 2002 – 2007
Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial Communities, 2007 – 2009
Minister of State and Minister of Justice and Freedoms, 2009 – 2010
Minister of State and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, 2010 – 2011
Michèle was also the first woman in France to lead a major political party, which allowed her to forge international connections.
Prior to her political career she was an associate professor of public law at University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne in 1984. She was awarded the Minister of the Year award in 2005