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Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (; born 14 November 1953) is a French politician who served as the Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007. A career diplomat, Villepin rose through the ranks of the French right as one of Jacques Chirac's protégés. He came into the international spotlight as Foreign Minister with his opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq which culminated with a speech to the UN (French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council). Villepin was indicted in connection with the Clearstream affair,〔"(Villepin faces charges in smear campaign in France )", ''International Herald Tribune'', 27 July 2007.〕 but was subsequently cleared of charges of complicity in allowing false accusations to proceed against presidential rival Nicolas Sarkozy regarding bribes paid on a sale of warships to Taiwan. Villepin has enjoyed a modest return to public favour for his public critique of President Sarkozy's style of "imperial rule." He has written poetry, a book about poetry, and several historical and political essays, along with a study of Napoleon Bonaparte. Villepin is an Honorary Member of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation. He has been one of the most vocal right-wing opponents of President Nicolas Sarkozy, and on 8 September announced his candidature for President of France in 2012. On 25 March 2010, he announced that he would form a new center-right political movement in order to offer an alternative to Sarkozy in the 2012 election. However, Villepin failed to secure sufficient support to allow his candidacy to proceed (). ==Personal life== Villepin was born in Rabat, Morocco, and spent some time in Venezuela, where his family lived for four years. He graduated from the Lycée Français de New York in 1971.〔(Lycée Français de New York Alumni Association )〕 He has three children: Marie (b. 1986), Arthur, and Victoire (b. 1989). Villepin's family derives from the middle class (the family was never aristocratic, and was responsible for adding the particle "de" to their own name).〔("Nicolas Sarkozy has the last laugh on 'aristocratic' rivals" ) by Henry Samuel,''The Daily Telegraph'', 8 December 2009〕 His great-grandfather was a colonel in the French army, his grandfather was a board member for several companies, and his father Xavier de Villepin was a diplomat and a member of the Senate. Villepin speaks French, English and Spanish. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dominique de Villepin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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