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Alain JuppE[AlaN´ zhUpA´] Pronunciation Key, 1945–, French politician, b. Les Landes. A member of the Gaullist Rally for the Republic (RPR), he entered the Inspection des Finances in 1972. A protegE of Jacques Chirac, he was in charge of the Paris city budget during Chirac's mayoralty and later followed his mentor into national office. During Chirac's prime ministership, JuppE was France's budget minister (1984–86) and government spokesman (1986–88). In 1993 JuppE became foreign minister under Edouard Balladur, then succeeded him as premier in 1995. That year he was also elected RPR president and mayor of Bordeaux, giving him strong national and local power bases. In 1997, however, the RPR was decisively defeated at the polls. JuppE, still mayor of Bordeaux, has since fought corruption inquiries relating to his Paris years. In 2002 he became chairman of the Union for the Presidential Majority, the successor of the RPR.
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