André Santini (; born 20 October 1940) is a French politician and current

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

Issy-les-Moulineaux Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. Its citizens are called ''Isséens'' in French. It is one of Paris' entrances and is located from Notre-Dame Cat ...

Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a département in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the west ...

. A former member of the UDF, he did not support

François Bayrou François René Jean Lucien Bayrou (; born 25 May 1951) is a French politician who has presided over the Democratic Movement (MoDem) since he founded it in 2007. A centrist, he was a candidate in the 2002, 2007 and 2012 presidential elections ...

, the candidate of his party for the first round of the

2007 French presidential election Presidential elections were held in France on 21 and 22 April 2007 to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France (and ''ex officio'' Co-Prince of Andorra) for a five-year term. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, ...

, choosing instead to support

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...

of the

Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union pour un mouvement populaire, ; UMP, ) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Soci ...

. After the election, he joined the new right-of-center party known as the

New Centre The Centrists (french: Les Centristes, LC), formerly known as New Centre (''Nouveau Centre'', NC) and European Social Liberal Party (''Parti Social Libéral Européen'', PSLE), is a centre-right political party in France formed by the members of ...

(with other former UDF members who supported Nicolas Sarkozy) in the

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, where he had been re-elected during the June 2007 elections. He was nominated as Secretary of State for the Civil Service by

François Fillon François Charles Armand Fillon (; born 4 March 1954) is a retired French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was the nominee of the Republicans (previously known as the Union ...

in June 2007. Fillon thus broke with the misnamed " Balladur jurisprudence" according to which an indicted minister was to resign from his ministerial functions. Santini had been indicted, along with

Charles Pasqua Charles Victor Pasqua (18 April 192729 June 2015) was a French businessman and Gaullist politician. He was Interior Minister from 1986 to 1988, under Jacques Chirac's '' cohabitation'' government, and also from 1993 to 1995, under the government ...

, for corruption concerning the creation of the art foundation '' Hamon''. Santini's indictment in the ''Fondation Hamon'' affair was confirmed in September 2007 and in February 2008. He was acquitted on appeal on 23 September 2015 by the Versailles Court of Appeals.Santini relaxé dans l’affaire de la Fondation Hamon, ''Le Monde'', 23 september 2015
/ref> He speaks fluent English.

Political career

Governmental functions Secretary of State for Public Service: 2007–2009. Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs: 1987–1988. Secretary of State for Returnees: 1986–1987. Electoral mandates ''National Assembly of France'' Vice-president of the

National Assembly of France The National Assembly (french: link=no, italics=set, Assemblée nationale; ) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are know ...

: 1997–1998 Member of the

for

: 1988–2001 (Resignation) / 2002–2007 (Became Secretary of State in 2007) / And since 2009. Elected in 1988, reelected in 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012. ''General Council'' Vice-president of the General council of

: 2001–2002 (Resignation). General councillor of

: 2001–2002 (Resignation). ''Municipal Council'' Mayor of

: Since 1980. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008. Municipal councillor of

: Since 1980. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008. Deputy-mayor of

Courbevoie Courbevoie () is a commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine Department of the Île-de-France region of France. It is in the suburbs of the city of Paris, from the center of Paris. The centre of Courbevoie is situated from the city limits of Pa ...

: 1971–1977 Municipal councillor of

: 1971–1977 ''Agglomeration community Council'' President of the

Agglomeration community An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté u ...

of Arc de Seine: Since 2004. Reelected in 2008. Member of the

of Arc de Seine: Since 2004. Reelected in 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santini, Andre 1940 births Living people Politicians from Paris French people of Corsican descent Union for French Democracy politicians Social Democratic Party (France) politicians The Centrists politicians Democratic European Force politicians French Ministers of Civil Service Lycée Pasteur (Neuilly-sur-Seine) alumni Sciences Po alumni Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Union of Democrats and Independents politicians Mayors of places in Île-de-France