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- Born November 1, 1939, in Avignon, France
- Assumed Office: May 17, 2007
- Preceded by: Philippe Douste-Blazy
- Party: UMP
- Occupation: Medical Doctor
- Spouse: Christine Ockrent
- Ex-wife: Evelyne Pisier
- Has five children
- Awarded an honorary doctorate from University of Prishtina
- September 17, 2007: Suggested the world must be ready for a war with Iran over Iran's nuclear programBBC News: Iran scorns French warning of war
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Bernard Kouchner, born in 1939, is the French co-founder of Doctors Without Borders and Doctors of the World. He is also a politician, diplomat and doctor, and current Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the Fillon government.
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Positions Held
- Secretaire d'etat, Michel Rocard cabinet
- Member, French Communist Party
- Member of the European Parliament
- Health-Delegated Minister
- Physician, Red Cross
- Co-founder, Medecins Sans Frontieres
- Volunteer in Lebanon
- Special Representative/Head, United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo
- Minister of Health
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Bernard Kouchner and Doctors Without Borders
- Medical News Today: Clarification Of Relations Between Kouchner And Doctors Without Borders (May 30, 2007)



