François Villeroy de Galhau was born in Strasbourg on 24 February 1959 into
an industrial family from the East of France with roots in Saarland. He studied
at the Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague and graduated from the École Polytechnique
(class of 1978) and the ENA (class of 1984 « Louise Michel »). He is also a former
Inspector of Finance.
From 1990 to 1993, he was advisor to the Minister of Finance and Prime Minister
Pierre Bérégovoy. He then held various posts at the French Treasury in Bercy, before
becoming financial advisor at the Permanent Representation of France in Brussels. Under the government of Lionel Jospin, he was
chief of staff of the Minister of the Economy and Finance, Dominique Strauss-Kahn from 1997 to 1999 and Christian Sautter
from 1999 to 2000. He was head of the General Tax Directorate from 2000 to 2003.

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