Diplomatic Circles
By: Vickie J. Rubinson
Nicolas Sarkozy's family taught him the values of Gauilism, Love of France and the refusal of defeat. A native of Paris, he studied law and political science, before becoming a lawyer at 26.
For more than 20 years he practised law and during that time he became more and more involved in political activities. All this experience gave him the opportunity to develop important contacts with French society.
Sarkozy entered the government for the first time in 1993, as Minister for the Budget and Spokesman for the Prime Minister, Edouard Balladier. After Jacques Chirac's victory in the Presidential election in 2002, he returned to the government first as Minister of the Interior, then as Finance Minister in 2004.
He also increased police prescence on the streets of France in an effort to curb crime and delinquency. He also saved Alstom, a then ailing French conglomerate, from bankruptcy, and forced big retailers to lower consumer prices.
"All my life I have had a dream of serving France," he said in an interview."I want to revive the work ethic and I want those who work hard to earn more than those who live on welfare. I also want every French citizen to own his or her own house. I want people to get mortgages even if they have no capital or live in subsidized housing.
I will be accountable for all my actions to Parliament and the citizens. I want to be the President who fights the injustices of life."
When asked about his current relationship with Italian model Carla Bruni, he laughed, "That I don't want to talk about. But good try."
By: Vickie J. Rubinson
Nicolas Sarkozy's family taught him the values of Gauilism, Love of France and the refusal of defeat. A native of Paris, he studied law and political science, before becoming a lawyer at 26.
For more than 20 years he practised law and during that time he became more and more involved in political activities. All this experience gave him the opportunity to develop important contacts with French society.
Sarkozy entered the government for the first time in 1993, as Minister for the Budget and Spokesman for the Prime Minister, Edouard Balladier. After Jacques Chirac's victory in the Presidential election in 2002, he returned to the government first as Minister of the Interior, then as Finance Minister in 2004.
He also increased police prescence on the streets of France in an effort to curb crime and delinquency. He also saved Alstom, a then ailing French conglomerate, from bankruptcy, and forced big retailers to lower consumer prices.
"All my life I have had a dream of serving France," he said in an interview."I want to revive the work ethic and I want those who work hard to earn more than those who live on welfare. I also want every French citizen to own his or her own house. I want people to get mortgages even if they have no capital or live in subsidized housing.
I will be accountable for all my actions to Parliament and the citizens. I want to be the President who fights the injustices of life."
When asked about his current relationship with Italian model Carla Bruni, he laughed, "That I don't want to talk about. But good try."
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