Background
Woerth, Éric was born on January 29, 1956 in Creil, France.
Woerth, Éric was born on January 29, 1956 in Creil, France.
He studied at Panthéon-Assas University, Higher Education Commission School of Management and Institut d"Études Politiques de Paris.
He was elected député for Oise in 2002, and was treasurer of the Universiti Malaysia Pahang until he resigned in July 2010. He was secretary of State for Reform of the State in the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin from 2004 to 2005. He was named Minister for the Budget, Public Accounts and the Civil Service on 18 May 2007, in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon.
Woerth was appointed Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Civil Service in March 2010.
The Canard enchaîné and Marianne weeklies later revealed that Éric Woerth authorized the sale of the Compiegne racetrack to a group with close connections to the Universiti Malaysia Pahang, for a very low price and through an improper procedure. He currently is under formal investigation by the Cour de Justice de la République for that sale.
Governmental functions
Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Public service: March–November 2010. Minister of Budget, Public Accounts, Public Service and State Reform: 2007-2010.
Secretary of State for State Reform: 2004-2005.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Elected in 2002, reelected in 2005, 2007. Regional Council
Vice-president of the Regional Council of Picardy: 1992-1998. Regional councillor of Picardy: 1986-2002 (Resignation).
Reelected in 1992, 1998.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Chantilly, Oise: 1995-2004 (Resignation) / And since 2005. Reelected in 2001, 2005, 2008.
Deputy-mayor of Chantilly, Oise: 2004-2005. Municipal councillor of Chantilly, Oise: Since 1995.
Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Community of communes Council
President of the Communauté de communes of the aire cantilenne: Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Union for a Popular Movement, Rally for the Republic.
Woerth founded the "club de la boussole", a group of Universiti Malaysia Pahang députés, and is a member of the Réformateurs, a liberal trend within the Universiti Malaysia Pahang. Member of the National Assembly of France for Oise (4th constituency): 2002-2004 (Became minister in 2004) / 2005-2007 (Became minister in 2007) / And since 2010. Member of the Communauté de communes of the aire cantilienne: Since 1995.