Arnaud Montebourg Biography

Arnaud Montebourg (French pronunciation:  [aʁ.no mɔ̃t.buʁ]; born 30 October 1962) is a French politician who served in the government of France as Minister of Industrial Renewal from May 2012 to August 2014. Between April 2014 and August 2014, as a member of the short-lived First Valls Government, Montebourg held additional ministerial responsibilities whereby his overall brief encompassed the Economy, Industrial Renewal and Information Technology. He was succeeded by former investment banker Emmanuel Macron.