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Xavier Darcos (born 14 July 1947) is a French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour. An ''agrégé'' professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system, he has been Mayor of Périgueux, a Senator, and a junior minister in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's governments. ==Biography== Darcos was born on 14 July 1947 in Limoges to Jean-Gabriel Darcos and Anne-Marie Banvillet. After getting a PhD in Latin studies from the University of Bordeaux and becoming a professor emeritus in letters and social sciences, he started teaching in 1968, first in Périgueux, then in a Bordeaux ''khâgne'' from 1982 to 1987, and finally at the lycée Louis-le-Grand, Paris from 1987 to 1992. In 1989 he became deputy to the Mayor of Périgueux. Three years later, he became a senior school inspector. From 1993 to 1995 he was the chief of staff (''directeur de cabinet'') to Education Minister François Bayrou, from 1995 to 1997 advisor to Prime Minister Alain Juppé for education and culture matters, and from 1995 to 1998, along with François Bayroux and Claude Allègre, he was the president of school inspectors. From 1996 to 1999 he was also a Professor in comparative literature at the Paris IV University. In 1997 he became Mayor of Périgueux, and was reelected both in 2001 and 2005. He was also elected Senator of Dordogne in 1998. In May 2002, he became Minister for School Education in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's cabinet, then on 1 April 2004 Minister for Cooperation, Development and Francophony. He has been a member of the Aquitaine Regional Council since 2004. On 15 June 2005 he became a French ambassador for the OCDE. Since 18 May 2007, he has been the Minister of National Education in François Fillon’s governments. In March 2008, he failed to be reelected as Mayor of Périgueux. In 2009, he condemned as "criminal" statements made by Pope Benedict XVI which claimed that condoms promote AIDS, when in fact they help protect against it.〔(AFP article )〕 Darcos was elected as an ''immortel'' of the Académie française on 13 June 2013.〔(Official website of Académie française )〕 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「Xavier Darcos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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