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My Take
Nicolas Sarkozy strikes me as a politician defined by sheer motion. Born in Paris in 1955, he rose from lawyer to the presidency of France, serving from 2007 to 2012, and was honored with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. Whatever one makes of his record, I respect the restless, forward-leaning energy he brought to the role. What I find most telling is that he kept generating headlines long after leaving office; some figures simply move the air around them, for better or worse. He was never the quiet consensus-builder but the man who pushed ahead through friction, embodying a particular heated chapter of French political life.
Overview
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa ( sar-KOH-zee; French: [nikɔla pɔl stefan saʁkɔzi] ; born 28 January 1955) is a French former politician who served as the president of France from 2007 to 2012. Sarkozy was born in Paris. He was the mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine from 1983 to 2002, he was Minister of the Budget under Prime Minister Édouard Balladur (1993–1995) during François Mitterrand's second term.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- Name (Japanese)
- ニコラ・サルコジ
- Reading
- にこら・さるこじ
- Born
- January 28, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Goat
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / lawyer / statesperson / jurist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Paris Nanterre University
Awards & achievements
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Commander of the Order of the Crown
- Order of Glory
- Grand Master of the Legion of Honour
- honorary doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations
- 2014 Prix de l'appel du 18 Juin
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.