Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn (French pronunciation: [dɔminik stʁos kan]; born 25 April 1949), also known as DSK,[1] is a French economist and politician who served as the tenth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and was a member of the French Socialist Party.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
In office 1 November 2007 – 18 May 2011
Deputy	John Lipsky
Preceded by	Rodrigo Rato
Succeeded by	Christine Lagarde
Ministerial and political offices Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industry In office 4 June 1997 – 2 November 1999 Prime Minister Lionel Jospin Preceded by Jean Arthuis (Economy and Finance) Franck Borotra (Industry) Succeeded by Christian Sautter Mayor of Sarcelles In office 23 June 1995 – 3 June 1997 Preceded by Raymond Lamontagne Succeeded by François Pupponi Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade In office 16 May 1991 – 29 March 1993 Prime Minister Édith Cresson Pierre Bérégovoy Preceded by Roger Fauroux Succeeded by Gérard Longuet
Parliamentary offices President of the National Assembly Finance Commission In office 28 June 1988 – 16 May 1991 Preceded by Michel d'Ornano Succeeded by Henri Emmanuelli Member of the National Assembly for Val d'Oise's 8th constituency In office 2 April 2001 – 19 October 2007 Preceded by Raymonde Le Texier Succeeded by François Pupponi In office 12 June 1997 – 4 July 1997 Preceded by Pierre Lellouche Succeeded by Raymonde Le Texier In office 23 June 1988 – 16 June 1991 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Bernard Angels Member of the National Assembly In office 2 April 1986 – 14 May 1988 Constituency Haute-Savoie
Personal details
Born	Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn (1949-04-25) 25 April 1949 (age 74) Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Spouse(s)	Hélène Dumas ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1984)​ Brigitte Guillemette ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 1989)​ Anne Sinclair ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 2013)​ Myriam L'Aouffir ​ (m. 2017)​
Education	HEC Paris Sciences Po Paris Institute of Statistics Paris Nanterre University
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He was a professor of economics at Paris West University Nanterre La Défense and Sciences Po, and was Minister of Economy and Finance from 1997 to 1999, as part of Lionel Jospin's Plural Left government. He sought the nomination in the Socialist Party presidential primary of 2006, but was defeated by Ségolène Royal.

Strauss-Kahn was appointed managing director of the IMF on 28 September 2007, with the backing of then–President of France Nicolas Sarkozy. He served in that capacity until his resignation on 18 May 2011, in the wake of an allegation that he had sexually assaulted a hotel maid; the charges were later dismissed.[2] Other sexual allegations followed, and resulted in acquittals. These accusations were seen as controversial in France, and prompted prominent conspiracy theories.[3][4]

These legal cases led to him dropping out the 2012 presidential election, where he had been the favorite to win the Socialist Party's nomination and the presidential election,[5] and put an end to his political career. He then resumed his activities in the private sector, mainly advising governments on their sovereign debts.[6]