It is the story of a man of the shadows who was momentarily, and despite him, under the spotlight. "The"true"guard the seals", headline in February 2009 the daily "Le Monde" at the top of the portrait of a page that it was devoting to the justice of the Elysee Palace Adviser, Patrick Ouart. A you and yours with Nicolas Sarkozy that it is long, the magistrate was, alongside of Guéant, Soubie, Perol et al., one of these that dreaded also influential employees who find themselves every morning at 8: 30 a.m. specific, on the President of the Republic for the Affairs of the day. Leaving gladly Rachida Dati magazines people each, the Advisor endorsed or blocking the sensitive appointments, watched the evolution of the Clearstream case, the speechwriter, oversaw the reforms... And trying to appear as little as possible in the media, until the difficulties encountered by former star focus the attention on him.
In total, Patrick Ouart spent two and a half years in the Elysee Palace before returning to the path of the Montaigne avenue, where the headquarters of LVMH (owner of the "voices"). This return, which was agreed with the President of the Republic since the beginning, accompanied by his appointment to the Board of Directors of Suez Environment, twelve years after his debut in the private sector to the General Secretariat of Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux. Two firms clearly very different but which, says, have in common is that they have entered the right in the heart of their "business model": right to concessions for Suez, rights of industrial property for the world leader of luxury. "For a lawyer, LVMH, it's the Rolls", was used to say the Counsellor of Bernard Arnault.
Political changes
How has this quinquagénaire is devine also sharp character it is round aspect it happened A native of Bay of Somme as his colleague Pierre Godé, another prominent team lawyer Arnault, Patrick Ouart is son of cabinet maker. Pendé, the small village where he grew, distractions are rare. At Abbeville, where he is sent to boarding school, also. Wrong boredom in the history books, pass the general competition in this field, hit a 20-tray... And, on Wednesday, is to attend the local tribunal - that he has made a contribution since to close. The Faculty of law of Amiens, is shock: course of Soviet and Chinese law, professors in col Mao, renamed cafeteria "room Gramsci"... Later, in his debut in the judiciary, Patrick Ouart launch in trade unionism to the NPA, very marked to the right.
The remainder of his route is dictated by political changes. 1986: the right returned to power, the young magistrate between the Directorate of Civil Affairs, where he puts his pen at the service of Albin Chalandon. 1988: return of the left, it refuge in the Town Hall of Paris, as chef de cabinet of the Deputy Mayor Philippe Goujon, also Deputy of Edouard Balladur. 1993: it takes at Matignon in the team of Nicolas Bazire, it will later be to LVMH. 1995: Patrick Ouart part expiate his balladurisme to the General Secretariat of the Legion of honour. 1998: the horizon is being plugged after dissolution missed the previous year, he crossed the Rubicon and in Suez. All steps that allowed him to gradually build an address book become highly marketable...
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