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François Hollande was elected President of the French Republic on May 6,

François Hollande was born on 12 August in Rouen, France.

He has four children and lives with his partner, journalist Valérie Trierweiler.

First Secretary of the French Socialist Party () and Mayor of Tulle (), he has been National Assembly Deputy for the Corrèze Department ( and ) and President of the Corrèze conseil général ().

François Hollande is a graduate of HEC Paris and Sciences Po, the Paris Institute of Political Studies.

He graduated from the French National School of Administration (ENA) "Voltaire Year" in

He joined the Socialist Party in After completing his studies at ENA, he became an Auditor at the French Court of Auditors in During this period, he was also a lecturer at the Paris Institute of Political Studies.

In , following the election of François Mitterrand as President of the French Republic, François Hollande became a Special Adviser to