Alumni
The Sciences Po alumni community is made up of over 65,000 former students working in sectors as varied as auditing, diplomacy, the media, the non-profit sector, sustainable development, finance, public service and culture, many in high-level positions. Sciences Po alumni can be found the world over.
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Notable Sciences Po alumni
Heads of state and government
- Chandrika Kumaratunga, former President of Sri Lanka (1994-2005)
- Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, UK (1924-1929), Nobel Peace Prize winner (1925)
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Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979, 1980–1984)
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Rainier III- Prince of Monaco (1923–2005)
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Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1959–1974, 1979–1984)
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Esko Aho, Former Prime Minister to Finland (1991-1995)
French presidents
- Emmanuel Macron (2017-Present)
- François Hollande (2012-2017)
- Jacques Chirac (1995-2007)
- François Mitterrand (1981-1995)
- Georges Pompidou (1969-1974)
French prime ministers
- Edouard Philippe (2017-Present)
- Alain Juppé (1995-1997)
- Lionel Jospin (1997-2002)
- Edouard Balladur (1993-1995)
- Michel Debré (1959-1962)
Heads of international organisations
- Jean-Pierre Lacroix, current Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations
- Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (2005-2013)
- Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament (1999–2001)
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations (1992-1996)
- Simone Veil, President of the European Parliament (1979-1982)
Business and finance
- Hubert Joly, chairman and CEO of Best Buy Co since 2012
- Michel Camdessus, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (1987-2000)
- Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank (2003-2011)
- Michel David-Weill, chairman and CEO of Lazard (1977-2001)
- David de Rothschild, President and CEO of Rothschild Continuation Holdings
- Clara Gaymard, President of General Electric France and vice president of General Electric International
- Bertrand Puech, President of the Hermes Group
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Bertrand Badré, former Managing Director of the World Bank
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Philippe le Houerou, President of the IFC-World Bank Group
Academia, journalism, literature and the arts
- Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University professor
- Jean-Marie Colombani, editor of Le Monde (1994-2007)
- Marcel Proust, writer
- Christian Dior, fashion designer