Martin Hirsch Explained

Martin Hirsch (born 6 December 1963 in Suresnes) is a French civil servant who was the former head of Emmaüs France,^[1] the former High Commissioner for Active Solidarity against Poverty, and the High Commissioner for Youth in the government of François Fillon. Hirsch was in charge of setting up the Revenu de solidarité active^[2] and left the government in March 2010 to head the state's Civic Service Agency.^[3]

Hirsch holds a master's degree in Neurobiology and is an alumnus of the École Normale Supérieure and of the École Nationale d'Administration.

He is married to Florence Noiville.^[4]

Bibliography

• Les Enjeux de la protection sociale (1993)
• L'Affolante Histoire de la vache folle (en coll., 1996)
• Ces Peurs qui nous gouvernent (2002)
• Manifeste contre la pauvreté (2004)
• La Pauvreté en héritage: deux millions d'enfants pauvres en France (2006)
• L'abbé Pierre : « Mes amis, au secours ! », coll. "Découvertes Gallimard" (n° 583) (2012)

External links

• Blog of Martin Hirsh on the Nouvel Observateur website (in French).

Notes and References

1. Book: Bernan. Council of Europe: Activity Report 2007. 12 October 2010. 2008. Council of Europe. 978-92-871-6415-5. 34.
2. News: Sarkozy to announce tax on investment income. Emmanuel Jarry. 28 August 2008. New York Times.
3. News: Sarkozy Changes Cabinet After Regional Ballot Defeat. https://archive.today/20110903001345/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-22/sarkozy-changes-cabinet-after-regional-ballot-defeat-update1-.html. dead. 3 September 2011. 22 March 2010. Businessweek. Helene Fouquet . Gregory Viscusi .
4. http://www.oecd.org/speaker/0,2879,en_21571361_37578380_38277042_1_1_1_1,00.html Martin Hirsch biographic notice