- Agrégée (Teaching qualification) in History, graduated from Institut d’études politiques de Paris, former pupil of Ecole nationale d’administration (Promotion Michel de l’Hospital)
- Senior civil servant at the Ministry of Finance, Budget Directorate (1979-1983)
- Financial Attaché at the French Embassy in Bonn (1983-1986)
- Director of the cabinet of the minister delegate in charge of the Civil Service and Planning reporting to the Prime Minister (1986-1988)
- Judge at the Court of Auditors (1988-1993)
- Director of the cabinet of the Minister for Housing (1993-1995)
- Senior adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995-1996)
- Director of Finance at Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (1996-2002)
- Secretary-General in charge of administration at the Ministry of Defence (2002-2005)
- Préfet of the Aisne region (2005-2007)
- Préfet of the Limousin region, préfet of Haute-Vienne (2007-2010)
- Section president at the Court of Auditors (2011-2013)
- President of the 7th chamber of the Court of Auditors (2013-2017)
- Deputy President of the Court of Auditors since 2017
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Caisse des Dépôts since 28 February 2020
Evelyne Ratte
Honorary President of the Chamber of the Court of Auditors (qualified person appointed by the President of the French Senate)