Éric Besson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Éric Besson

French politician

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1958

Place of Birth: Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco

Profession: politician, liberal profession

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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Éric Besson (born 2 April 1958 in Marrakech, Morocco) is a French politician and businessman of French-Lebanese descent.
From 2009 to 2010, he was the Minister of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Co-Development in the government of François Fillon. He left the Socialist Party (PS) during the first round of the 2007 presidential elections to found The Progressives, a social democratic affiliate party of Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
He has been Deputy Secretary-General of the UMP since 2009. In 2012, Besson established a strategy consulting firm, Eric Besson Consulting, advising international industry and energy firms.