'''Thierry Breton''' (born January_15, 1955 in Paris) is the French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry. He was appointed on February_25, 2005, replacing Hervé_Gaymard. He was born in the XIVe_arrondissement of Paris. He studied at Supélec and later at the Institut_des_hautes_études_de_défense_nationale. He was the chief executive of France_Télécom. He is a knight of the Légion_d'honneur and an officer of the Ordre_National_du_Mérite. He was an entrepreneur in New York and wrote novels about cyberspace at one time, including a science-fiction best seller entitled "Softwar". {{France-politician-stub}} {{start box}} {{Incumbent succession box|title=Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry|before=Hervé_Gaymard|start=2005}} {{end box}} {{G8-Finance}} Fr:Thierry_Breton De:_Thierry_Breton Breton, Thierry Breton, Thierry Breton, Thierry