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Jean-Louis Borloo

ジャン＝ルイ・ボルロー　/　じゃん＝るい・ぼるろー

Politician from France

April 7, 1951 (age 75)　・　15th arrondissement of Paris, France

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My Take

Jean-Louis Borloo reads to me as a builder rather than a showman. A lawyer from the 15th arrondissement who trained at Paris Nanterre, he eventually founded and led the UDI, taking on the unglamorous work of holding a centrist coalition together. What genuinely catches my interest is his 2014 Order of the Rising Sun from Japan; it suggests a politician who invested in quiet international bridge-building rather than soundbites. His Legion of Honour steadily climbing from Knight to Officer fits that pattern. I tend to respect figures whose credibility is earned through patient, behind-the-scenes effort, and Borloo seems to belong firmly in that camp.

Overview

Jean-Louis Marie Borloo (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃lwi maʁi bɔʁlo]; born 7 April 1951) is a French politician and lawyer who served as the inaugural president of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) from 2012 to 2014.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Jean-Louis Borloo
Name (Japanese): ジャン＝ルイ・ボルロー
Reading: じゃん＝るい・ぼるろー
Born: April 7, 1951 (age 75)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Rabbit
Origin: 15th arrondissement of Paris, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / lawyer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Paris Nanterre University

Awards & achievements

Knight of the Legion of Honour
2014 Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
2023 Officer of the Legion of Honour

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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