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'''Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn''' ({{IPA-fr|dɔminik stʁos kan}}; born 25 April 1949), is a filthy rapist.
'''Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn''' ({{IPA-fr|dɔminik stʁos kan}}; born 25 April 1949), often referred to in the media,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/15/dominique-strauss-kahn-sex-arrest|title=Dominique Strauss-Kahn's sex arrest could end presidential hopes|last=Willsher|first=Kim|date=15 May 2011|work=The Guardian|accessdate=15 May 2011|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{fr icon}} {{cite web|title=Dominique Strauss-Kahn|url=http://www.gala.fr/les_stars/leurs_bio/dominique_strauss-kahn#|work=Les Stars: Bios de Stars|publisher=Gala.fr|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref> and by himself,<ref>Dominique Strauss Kahn founded a law firm called "DSK Consultants" and wrote a book in 2006 called "365 jours", where the DSK acronyms takes half the cover</ref> as '''DSK''', is a French economist, lawyer, politician, and member of the French ] (PS). Strauss-Kahn became the Managing Director of the ] (IMF) on 28 September 2007, with the backing of his country's ], ], and served in that role until his resignation on 18 May 2011 following allegations that he had sexually assaulted a hotel employee.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703509104576331623409445148.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories | title=Strauss-Kahn Resigns From IMF | work=The Wall Street Journal | date=19 May 2011 | accessdate=19 May 2011 | author=BOSCHAT, Nathalie; GAUTHIER-VILLARS, David; EL-GHOBASHY, Tamer}}</ref> Other allegations followed.

He was a professor of economics at ] and was ] from 1997 to 1999 as part of ]'s "]" government. He sought the nomination in the ], but he was defeated by ] in the November vote.

In 2010, '']'' listed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the 6th most influential ] person in the world.<ref>{{cite web|last=Linde|first=Steve|title=World's 50 most influential Jews|url=http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/Worlds-50-most-influential-Jews|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=21 May 2010|quote=6. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Head of the International Monetary Fund The IMF played a key role in the recent European decision to pass a trillion-dollar plan to aid Greece.}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was born on 25 April 1949 in the wealthy Paris suburb of ], Hauts-de-Seine. He is the son of lawyer Gilbert Strauss-Kahn. Strauss-Kahn's father was born to an ] father and a Catholic mother from ]; Strauss-Kahn's mother is from a ]ish family in ].<ref>Roman vrai de Dominique Strauss-Kahn » (Editions du Moment, 310 pages,); transcribed at http://libertesinternets.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/qui-est-vraiment-dominique-strauss-kahn/</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/how-jewish-is/how-jewish-dominique-strauss-kahn |title=Jewish origin's of Dominique Strauss-Kahn |newspaper=The Jewish Chronicle |date=23 October 2008 }}</ref>

He and his parents settled in ], Morocco, in 1951, but after the ] moved to ], where his father had a legal practice. While the family was living in Monaco, Strauss-Kahn went to school at the ]. The family later{{when|date=May 2011}} returned to Paris, where he attended high school at the ]. He graduated from ] in 1971 and from ] and ] in 1972. He sat and failed the entrance examination for ], but obtained a degree in public law, as well as a PhD and an '']'' (1977) in economics at the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.republique-des-lettres.fr/10546-dominique-strauss-kahn.php |title=Dominique Strauss-Kahn |publisher=Republique-des-lettres.fr |date=20 May 2010 |accessdate=1 July 2011}}{{dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref>

== Career outside politics ==
From 1977 to 1981, Strauss-Kahn lectured at the ]-II, first as an assistant, and later as assistant professor, before taking a position at the ].{{citation needed|date=May 2011}} In 1982, he was appointed to the Plan Commission as head of the finance department, and later as Deputy Commissioner, a position he held until his election to the National Assembly in 1986.{{citation needed|date=May 2011}} After his ousting in the ]s, Strauss-Kahn founded DSK Consultants, a corporate law consulting firm. Upon resigning from the Jospin government, he resumed his academic duties, teaching economics at Sciences Po from 2000 until his appointment to the IMF in 2007.<ref>, Press Release No. 07/211, 28 September 2007.</ref>

== Political career ==
Strauss-Kahn was first an activist member of the ],<ref name=Lib>David Revault d'Allones, "''Le PS donne au monde un grand argentier''" in '']'', 29 September 2007 {{fr icon}} <!-- please do not change ref format, this link is subjected to ] --></ref> before joining in the 1970s the ''Centre d'études, de recherches et d'éducation socialiste'' (Center on Socialist Education Studies and Research, CERES) led by ], future presidential candidate for the ].<ref name=Lib/> There, he befriended the future ] ] (PS).

After the ] ] (PS) in 1981, he decided to stay out of government. He got involved in the ] (PS), which was led by Lionel Jospin, and founded ''Socialisme et judaïsme'' ("''Socialism and Judaism''"). The next year, he was appointed to the ''Commissariat au plan'' (Planning Commission) as ''commissaire-adjoint''.

In 1986 he was ] for the first time in the ] ], and ] in the ] department. He became chairman of the ], famously exchanging heated words with the Finance Minister ] (PS).

=== Minister for Industry (1991–93) ===
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In 1991, he was nominated by Mitterrand to be Junior ]<ref>, Feb 2012, '']'', 17 May 1991 {{fr icon}}</ref> in ]'s social-democratic government. He kept his position in ]'s government<ref>, Feb 2012, '']'', 5 April 1992 {{fr icon}}</ref> until the ].<ref>, Feb 2012, '']'', 31 March 1993 {{fr icon}}</ref>

After the electoral defeat of 1993, Strauss-Kahn was appointed by former Prime Minister ] chairman of the ''groupe des experts du PS'' ("Group of Experts of the Socialist Party"), created by ]. The same year, he founded the law firm "DSK Consultants" and worked as a business lawyer.

In 1994, Raymond Lévy, who was director of ], invited him to join the ''Cercle de l'Industrie'', a French industry lobby in ], where he met the billionaire businessman ] and top manager ]; Strauss-Kahn served as secretary-general and later as vice-president. This lobbyist activity earned him criticism from the ] left.

In June 1995, he was elected mayor of ] and married ], a famous television journalist working for the private channel ] and in charge of a political show, ''Sept sur Sept''. She ceased presenting this show after Strauss-Kahn's nomination as Minister of Economics and Finance in 1997 to avoid conflict of interest, while Strauss-Kahn himself would cede his place as mayor to François Pupponi in order to avoid double responsibilities.

=== Minister for Economics, Finances and Industry (1997–99) ===
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In 1997, Prime Minister ] (PS) appointed Strauss-Kahn as ], making him one of the most influential ministers in his '']'' government.

Although it was in theory contrary to the Socialist Party's electoral program, he implemented a wide ] program, which included among others the ] of ]; he also implemented some deregulation policies in the ] sector. The French economy achieved an excellent performance during his term of office: the GDP increased, whereas unemployment and public debt decreased (creation of 300,000 jobs in 1998, a level not seen since 1969). This helped to strengthen his popularity and managed to win the support of former supporters of ] and ], making him the leader of the reform-oriented group ''Socialisme et démocratie''. Strauss-Kahn has been originally a proponent of the working time reduction to ], a measure implemented by ], Minister for Social Policies.

In 1998 he became one of the leaders of the Socialist Party for the regional elections in the ] region (Paris and suburbs), which were won by the PS. But as Strauss-Kahn refused to swap his ministry for the executive leadership of the Ile-de-France, ] became the president of the regional council.

In 1999, he was accused of corruption in two financial scandals related to ] and the MNEF, a student mutual ], and decided to resign from his ministerial office to fight these charges, in agreement with the "]". He was replaced by ]. He was acquitted in November 2001, and was reelected in a by-election in the Val-d'Oise.

As Minister of Economics and Finance, Strauss-Kahn succeeded in decreasing ] to 5.5% for renovation works in construction, thus supporting this activity. At the same time, he decreased the budget deficit, which was more than 3% of GDP under ]'s center-right government (1995–97). He thus prepared France's entrance in the euro zone. Strauss-Kahn also repealed the Thomas Act on ] and launched the ''Conseil d'orientation des retraites'' (Orientation Council on ]).

Strauss-Kahn succeeded in combining followers of Jospin and Rocard in the same political movement, ''Socialisme et démocratie'', but failed to make it more than an informal network.

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=== In opposition ===
After ]'s success in the ] and the following ] (UMP)'s majority in Parliament, Strauss-Kahn was reelected Member of Parliament on 16 June 2002, in the 8th circonscription of the Val-d'Oise. He first declined in taking part in the new leadership of the PS, then in the opposition, in the 2003 congress of the party. But he joined the party's leadership again at the end of 2004, and was given overall responsibility for drawing up the Socialist programme for the ], along with ] and ]. During the summer meeting of 2005, he announced that he would be a candidate for the primary elections of the Socialist Party for the presidential election.

At the same time, Strauss-Kahn co-founded the think tank '']'' (To the Left in Europe) along with ].<ref>{{dead link|date=May 2011}}</ref> He presided jointly with ] over the ''Socialisme et démocratie'' current in the PS.

Strauss-Kahn was one of the first French politicians to enter the ];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blogdsk.net/ |title=Le blog de Dominique Strauss-Kahn |publisher=Blogdsk.net |accessdate=16 May 2011}}</ref> his blog became one of the most visited, along with Juppé's, during his stay in ].<ref>{{dead link|date=May 2011}}, '']'', 10 August 2006 {{fr icon}}</ref>

Strauss-Kahn then campaigned for the "Yes" at the ]. More than 54% of the French citizens refused it, damaging Strauss-Kahn's position inside the PS,{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} while left-wing ], who had campaigned for a "No" vote, was reinforced.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}

Strauss-Kahn sought the nomination for the Socialist candidacy in the 2007 presidential election. His challengers were former prime minister Laurent Fabius and ], the president of the ] region. Strauss-Kahn finished second, behind Royal. On 13 April 2007, Strauss-Kahn called for an "anti-] front" between the two rounds of the forthcoming ].<ref>, '']'' 17 April 2007 ({{dead link|date=May 2011}})</ref> Following Ségolène Royal's defeat, Strauss-Kahn criticized the PS's strategy and its chairman, ].<ref>, '']'' 7 May 2007 ({{dead link|date=May 2011}})</ref> Along with Fabius, he then resigned from the party's national directorate in June 2007.<ref>{{dead link|date=May 2011}}, '']'', 29 June 2007 {{fr icon}}</ref> Strauss-Kahn had been widely expected to seek the Socialist nomination for ] in ],<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6132OR20100204 |title=IMF chief says may quit early; eyes French politics? |agency=Reuters |date=4 February 2010 |first=Anna |last=Willard }}</ref> and was considered an early favorite.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lejdd.fr/Election-presidentielle-2012/Depeches/Sondages-Ifop-JDD-L-etau-se-resserre-entre-Hollande-et-DSK-314097/ |title=Sondages Ifop-JDD: L'étau se resserre entre Hollande et DSK |publisher=Lejdd.fr |accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>

=== IMF Managing Director (2007–11) ===
On 10 July 2007, Strauss-Kahn became the consensus European nominee to be the head of the IMF, with the personal support of President ] (member of the right ] party). Former Polish Prime Minister ] withdrew his candidacy as it was opposed by the majority of European countries.<ref>, '']'', 10 July 2007 {{fr icon}}</ref> Some critics alleged that Sarkozy proposed Strauss-Kahn as managing director of the IMF to deprive the Socialist Party of one of its more popular figures.<ref>{{cite news |title=France's Sarkozy wants Strauss-Kahn as IMF head |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/07/07/us-france-imf-idUSPAB00331220070707 |agency=] |date=7 July 2007 |accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref>

Strauss-Kahn became the front runner in the race to become Managing Director of the IMF, with the support of the 27-nation European Union, the United States, China and most of Africa. On 28 September 2007, the ]'s 24 executive directors selected him as the new ]. Strauss-Kahn replaced Spain's ].<ref>{{dead link|date=May 2011}}</ref>
On 30 September 2007, Dominique Strauss-Kahn was formally named as the new head of the ] (IMF). The only other nominee was the Czech ], a late candidate proposed by Russia. Strauss-Kahn said: "I am determined to pursue without delay the reforms needed for the IMF to make financial stability serve the international community, while fostering growth and employment".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7018756.stm |title=Frenchman is named new IMF chief |publisher=BBC News |date=28 September 2007 |accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>
Under Strauss-Kahn the IMF's pursuit of financial stability has included calls for a possible replacement of the dollar as the world's reserve currency. An IMF report from January 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pp/longres.aspx?id=4523 |title=Enhancing International Monetary Stability-A Role for the SDR? |publisher=Imf.org |date=7 January 2011 |accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref> called for a stronger role for ] (SDR) in order to stabilize the global financial system. According to the report, an expanded role for SDRs could help to stabilize the international monetary system. Furthermore, for most countries (except for those using the US dollar as their currency) there would be several advantages in switching the pricing of certain assets, such as oil and gold, from dollars to SDRs.
For some commentators that amounts to a call for a "new world currency that would challenge the dominance of the dollar".<ref>{{cite news|author=Heather Stewart |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/10/imf-boss-calls-for-world-currency |title=IMF boss calls for global currency |work=Guardian |location=UK |accessdate=15 May 2011 |date=10 February 2011}}</ref>

In 2008, the IMF Board appointed an independent investigator following allegations that Strauss-Kahn had had an affair with a subordinate, Piroska Nagy, who was married at the time to economist ]. Nagy alleged that Strauss-Kahn had used his position to coerce her into the affair.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/world/europe/17fund.html|title=Woman in 2008 Affair Is Said to Have Accused I.M.F. Director of Coercing Her | work=The New York Times | date=16 May 2011}}</ref> She was later made redundant and Strauss-Kahn assisted her in getting a new job.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4972855.ece|title=Nicolas Sarkozy dismay as Dominique Strauss-Kahn in sex scandal|last=Bremner|first=Charles|date=20 October 2008|work=The Times|accessdate=15 May 2011|location=London}}</ref> The IMF board issued the findings of the investigation; while noting that the affair was "regrettable and reflected a serious error of judgment on the part of the managing director", the board cleared Strauss-Kahn of ], favoritism or ], and indicated that he would remain in his post.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7691462.stm |work=BBC News | title=IMF director cleared over affair | date=26 October 2008 | accessdate=1 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/26/imf.director/index.html |publisher=CNN | title=IMF director retains job despite affair&nbsp;— CNN.com | date=26 October 2008 | accessdate=1 May 2010}}</ref> Strauss-Kahn issued a public apology for the affair. '']'' dubbed him "le grand séducteur" (the Great Seducer).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/145889/20110515/imf-strauss-kahn.htm#ixzz1MTCvTxRu|title=Dominique Strauss-Kahn: The Great Seducer|publisher=IBTimes|date=15 May 2011|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref>

Strauss-Kahn made comments that could be perceived as critical of global financial actors, in an interview for a documentary about the ], '']'' (2010). He said he had attended a dinner organised by former Treasury Secretary ] in which several CEOs of 'the biggest banks in the U.S' had admitted they (or perhaps bankers in general) were 'too greedy' and bore part of the responsibility for the crisis. They said the government "'should regulate more, because we are too greedy, we can't avoid it.'"
Strauss-Kahn said he warned the officials of a number of departments of the U.S. government of an impending crisis. He also said: "At the end of the day, the poorest&nbsp;– as always&nbsp;– pay the most."<ref>{{cite web|author=Charles Ferguson et al|url=http://www.sonyclassics.com/awards-information/insidejob_screenplay.pdf |title=Inside Job screenplay |publisher=Sony Pictures Classics |accessdate=16 May 2011}}</ref>

Referring to his diplomatic efforts to secure IMF aid for Europe following the ], economist ] described Strauss-Kahn as "] with a ]".<ref name = "crisis">{{cite web
|url= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18875e38-7f1d-11e0-b239-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1MVD4zmtq
|title= Crisis threatens European role at IMF
|work=The Financial Times
|author=Alan Beattie
|date = 15 May 2011
|accessdate=16 May 2011}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url= http://baselinescenario.com/2010/03/20/metternich-with-a-blackberry/
|title= Metternich With A Blackberry
|publisher=the baselinescenario
|author=]
|date = 10 March 2010
|accessdate=16 May 2011}}
</ref> In May 2011, referring to the IMF's change of heart in favour of progressive rather than neoliberal values, ] wrote that Strauss-Kahn had proved himself to be a "sagacious leader" of the institution.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/05/20115712428956842.html
|title= The IMF's change of heart
|publisher=]
|author=]
|date = 7 May 2011
|accessdate=16 May 2011}}
</ref>
Following Strauss-Kahn's arrest for sexual assault in New York, economist ] said that should he be forced to step down, the IMF "will find it hard to find as effective and skilful an advocate for keeping the institution central to the global monetary system".<ref name = "crisis"/>

], the IMF's second-in-command, was named acting Managing Director on 15 May 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2011/05/17/arrest_may_cloud_europes_debt_talks/ |title=Arrest may cloud Europe’s debt talks |first=Pan |last=Pylas |date=17 May 2011 |newspaper=Boston Globe }}</ref>

Strauss-Kahn resigned from the IMF on 18 May 2011, after being arrested by NY police on 15 May over allegations of sexual assault. He was about to take off, when airport police asked that the plane be stopped in the nick of time. He was escorted of the plane and then interviewed by police. It was later revealed that the person who made these allegations, could not be trusted and the case was later dismissed.<ref>{{cite news|title=IMF Director Resigns, Denying Allegations|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703509104576331623409445148.html?mod=WSJ_Home_largeHeadline|accessdate=19 May 2011|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=19 May 2011|author=Sudeep Reddy|author2=Bob Davis}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dominique Strauss-Kahn Resigns From I.M.F.|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/business/19imf.html?_r=1&hp|accessdate=19 May 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=19 May 2011|author=Gerry Mullany}}</ref>

=== Timeline ===
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, 2007–2011 (resignation – ])
;Governmental functions
*Minister of Industry and Foreign trade, 1991–1993.
*Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, 1997–1999 (resignation).

;Electoral mandates
*Member of the ] for ] (8th constituency) : 1988–1991 (he became minister in 1991) / Reelected in 1997, but he became minister / 2001–2007 (resigned on becoming Managing Director of the IMF in 2007). Elected in 1988, reelected in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2007.

*Member of the National Assembly of France for ] : 1986-1988.

;''Regional Council''
*Regional councillor of ], 1998–2001 (resignation).

;''Municipal Council''
*Mayor of ], 1995–1997 (resignation).
*Deputy-mayor of Sarcelles, 1997–2007 (resigned on becoming Managing Director of the IMF in 2007). Reelected in 2001.
*Municipal councillor of Sarcelles, 1989–2007 (resigned on becoming Managing Director of the IMF in 2007). Reelected in 1995, 2001.

;''Agglomeration community Council''
*President of the Agglomeration community of Val de France, 2002–2007 (resigned on becoming Managing Director of the IMF in 2007).
*Member of the Agglomeration community of Val de France, 2002–2007 (resigned on becoming Managing Director of the IMF in 2007).

=== Board of Russian Regional Development Bank (2013–) ===
In July 2013, Strauss-Kahn accepted a position as a board member of the Russian Regional Development Bank: a banking subsidiary of the Russian state oil company ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/strauss-kahn-re-emerges-in-finance-in-russia/ | work=The New York Times | first=Andrew E. | last=Kramer | title=Strauss-Kahn Re-emerges in Finance, in Russia | date=15 July 2013}}</ref> Shortly after that he also accepted a similar position at the ].<ref>http://en.ria.ru/business/20130720/182333420/Ex-IMF-Head-Joins-Russian-Investment-Fund-Supervisory-Board.html</ref>

=== Adviser to the Serbian Government ===
On 13 September 2013, it was announced by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister ] that Strauss-Kahn would become economic adviser to the Serbian government and that he is expected in Belgrade the following week.<ref>http://www.france24.com/en/20130913-strauss-kahn-hired-advise-serbian-government-vucic</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/13/world/europe/serbia-dominique-strauss-kahn/index.html | work=CNN | title=Dominique Strauss-Kahn to advise Serbian government, official says - CNN.com | date=13 September 2013}}</ref>

=== Adviser to South Sudan government===
Strauss-Kahn has helped the government of ] to set up a bank.<ref name=SyK1/>

===Lectures===
In 2014, Strauss-Kahn was reported to "work... the lecture circuit in Asia".<ref name=SyK1/>

===Investment Banking and Hedge Fund===
On 25 September 2013, it was announced that Strauss-Kahn was to join Anatevka, a small investment banking firm based in Luxembourg. The firm was also to change its name to Leyne, Strauss-Kahn and Partners or LSK.<ref></ref> His lead partner in the venture is Thierry Leyne.<ref name=SyK1>Kauffmann, Sylvie, , New York ''Times'' ], May 24, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.</ref> In 2014, LSK announced an effort to launch a $2 billion hedge fund.<ref>Patel, Sisal S. , '']'', March 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-20.</ref>

===Appearance on French public television 'Euro Story'===
In a "98-minute documentary called 'The ] Story,'<ref></ref> shown in prime time on May 15, included a total of five minutes of comments on the euro crisis .... Narrated by a close friend of his, the economist ]" there was no mention of the Sofitel or Lille Carlton subjects.<ref name=SyK1/>

== Personal life ==
Strauss-Kahn has four daughters,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,754218-2,00.html|title=IMF Boss May Challenge Sarkozy for French Presidency|author=Julia Amalia Heyer|work=Der Spiegel|date=31 March 2011|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref> one by his second wife, Brigitte Guillemette, whom he married in 1984.<ref>{{cite news|last=Samuel |first=Henry |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/dominique-strauss-kahn/8518906/Dominique-Strauss-Kahn-second-wife-says-New-York-sex-attack-unthinkable.html |title=Second wife says New York sex attack 'unthinkable' |publisher=Telegraph |date=17 May 2011 |accessdate=1 July 2011 |location=London}}</ref> He married his third wife, French journalist ], in 1991. Sinclair is the heiress to part of the fortune of her maternal grandfather, ]. The couple had a house in the ] neighborhood of Washington, D.C.,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thegeorgetowndish.com/thelatest/imf-chief-and-georgetown-resident-charged-nyc-assault-maid| title=IMF chief and Georgetown resident charged in NYC assault of maid| work=Georgetown dish| date=16 May 2011 }}</ref> two apartments in Paris,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/15/us-france-strausskahn-idUSTRE74E0HS20110515|title=Strauss-Kahn, France's would-be president|author=Brian Love|agency=Reuters |date=15 May 2011|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/15/france-dominique-strauss-kahn-lifestyle| title=Dominique Strauss-Kahn accused of sex attack on maid| work=The Guardian| date= 15 May 2011| location=London| first1=Kim| last1=Willsher| first2=Paul| last2=Gallagher}}</ref> and a ] in ], Morocco.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/d-ou-vient-le-riad-du-couple-dsk-sinclair_991377.html?xtor=x| title=D'où vient le riad du couple DSK-Sinclair?| work=L'Express| author=Boris Thiolay| date= 11/05/2011 }}</ref> He is an accomplished chess player who enjoys playing chess for up to two or three hours a day on his ].<ref> By Richard Tomlinson and Sandrine Rastello - January 26, 2011 12:01 AM GMT Bloomberg Markets Magazine</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hudson|first=John|title=Washingtonian's Fawning Strauss-Kahn Profile Gets a Rewrite|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/business/2011/05/washingtonian-fawning-strauss-kahn-profile-gets-rewrite/38062/|accessdate=12 August 2013|newspaper=]|date=24 May 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Io7cRWm1|archivedate=12 August 2011}}</ref>

On 31 August 2012, Anne Sinclair agreed in a newspaper interview that she and Strauss-Kahn had separated. When asked how she was doing "since separation", she responded, "Very well, thank you....I am in good shape; I took some vacation; I work hard again."<ref>{{cite news|title=Strauss-Kahn's wife Anne Sinclair confirms split|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19436835|publisher=BBC|accessdate=19 December 2012|date=31 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Strauss-Kahn's Wife Confirms Separation|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444914904577623341577464720.html|work=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref> The couple divorced in March 2013.

On 25 May 2013, Strauss-Kahn appeared at the ] with his new partner, Myriam L'Aouffir, a communications manager for ].<ref name="die_welt"> - ''Die Welt''</ref><ref>, '']'', 25 May 2013</ref>

== ''New York v. Strauss-Kahn'' and later allegations==
{{main|New York v. Strauss-Kahn}}

On 14 May 2011, a 32-year-old maid, Nafissatou Diallo,<ref> ''BBC News'' 25 July 2011</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rushe|first=Dominic|title=Strauss-Kahn Accuser Breaks Silence|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/25/strauss-kahn-accuser-breaks-silence?INT7CMP=SRCH|date=July 25, 2011|newspaper=]|location=London}}</ref> at the ] alleged that Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her after she entered his suite.<ref name="Hossenball 05/19">{{cite news|title=Exclusive: Sofitel waited hour to report crime: source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/us-strausskahn-timing-idUSTRE74I0GW20110519|last=Hossenbal|first=Mark|date=2011-05-19|publisher=Reuters.com}}</ref>

Strauss-Kahn was formally indicted on 18 May and granted {{USD}}1&nbsp;million bail, plus a {{USD}}5&nbsp;million bond, the following day. He was ordered to remain confined to a New York apartment under guard.<ref name=sc>{{cite web
| last = Rosen
| first = Jeff
| title = Ex IMF chief Strauss-Kahn gears up for release from jail
| publisher=MSNBC News
| date = 20 May 2011
| url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43107451/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
| accessdate =20 May 2011}}</ref> A ] sample was found on the maid's shirt, and on May 24 it was reported that ] tests showed a match to a DNA sample submitted by Strauss-Kahn.<ref name="BBC_2011-05-24">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13519035|title=Dominique Strauss-Kahn DNA 'linked to maid'|publisher=BBC|date=May 24, 2011|accessdate=June 21, 2011}}</ref> He was arraigned on June 6, 2011, and pled not guilty.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/06/new.york.imf.case/index.html |title=Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty at arraignment |publisher=CNN | date=6 June 2011 |accessdate=6 June 2011}}</ref> On June 30, 2011, the '']'' reported that the case was on the verge of collapse because of problems with the credibility of the alleged victim, who had, according to sources within the ], repeatedly lied since making her first statement.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/nyregion/strauss-kahn-case-seen-as-in-jeopardy.html?_r=3 |title=Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy |publisher=nyt |date= 30 June 2011 |accessdate=30 June 2011 |first1=Jim |last1=Dwyer |first2=William K. |last2=Rashbaum |first3=John |last3=Eligon}}</ref> According to prosecutors, the accuser admitted that she lied to a grand jury about the events surrounding the alleged attack.<ref>{{cite news|author=KPeters_from_UK July 1, 2011 2:17 PM EDT |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/01/national/main20076147.shtml |title=DA: Strauss-Kahn accuser cleaned after encounter |publisher=CBS News |date=25 May 2011 |accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> Diallo said that the translator misunderstood her words.<ref>{{cite web|last=Saletan|first=William|title=Frame the Victim: Prosecutors oversold the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Now they're overselling the case against his accuser.|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2302193/pagenum/all/|work=Slate|date=23 August 2011|accessdate=28 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Robin|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/dominique-strauss-kahn-accuser-nafissatou-diallo-complete-interview-14336006|title=DSK Accuser Nafissatou Diallo: Full Interview |publisher=ABC News|date=18 August 2011|accessdate=28 August 2011}}</ref> Strauss-Kahn was released from ] on 1 July.<ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/nyregion/new-yorkers-and-french-await-latest-dominique-strauss-kahn-legal-turn.html
|title= Strauss-Kahn Released as Case Teeters
|work= New York Times
|author= John Eligon
|date = 1 July 2011
|accessdate=1 July 2011}}
</ref>

After completing a lengthy investigation, prosecutors filed a motion to drop all charges against Strauss-Kahn, stating that they were not convinced of his culpability beyond a reasonable doubt due to serious issues in the complainant's credibility and inconclusive physical evidence, and therefore could not ask a jury to believe in it.<ref name=nyt110822>{{cite news|title=Judge Orders Dismissal of Charges Against Strauss-Kahn|publisher=New York Times|date=2011-08-23|accessdate=2011-08-23|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/nyregion/charges-against-strauss-kahn-dismissed.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&src=ig|first=John|last=Eligon}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Wall Street Journal |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903461304576524533952310342.html |title=DA Moves to Abandon Strauss-Kahn Charges |publisher=wsj.com |date=22 August 2011 |accessdate=23 August 2011}}</ref> The motion was granted by Judge Obus in a hearing on August 23, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/08/all-charges-dropped-in-strauss-kahn-case.html |title=All charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn dismissed |work=LA Times |date=2011-08-23 |accessdate=2011-11-02}}</ref><ref name = motiontodismiss>{{cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/22/nyregion/dsk-recommendation-to-dismiss-case.html?nl=nyregion&emc=ura1 | title = Recommendation for Dismissal of Strauss-Kahn Case | author = The People of the State of New York | work = The New York Times | date = August 22, 2011 | accessdate = August 24, 2011}}</ref> In a TV interview in September, Strauss-Kahn admitted that his liaison with Diallo was a moral fault and described it as "inappropriate" but that it did not involve violence, constraint or aggression. He said that Diallo had lied about the encounter and that he had no intention of negotiating with her over a civil suit she had filed against him.<ref name="BBC_2011-09-18">{{cite news | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14963176 | title = Dominique Strauss-Kahn rues New York hotel maid liaison | author = Fraser, Christian | work = BBC News | date = 18 September 2011 | accessdate = 18 September 2011 }}</ref> Strauss-Kahn later reached a settlement with Diallo for an undisclosed amount over the civil suit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chambermaid Nafissatou Diallo and Dominique Strauss-Kahn settle civil lawsuits stemming from alleged hotel rape|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/dsk-hotel-maid-settle-civil-lawsuits-rape-charges-article-1.1217140|accessdate=9 August 2013|newspaper=]|date=10 December 2012|author=Vera Chinese|author2=Daniel Beekman|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6IjSkp9Rk|archivedate=9 August 2013|quote='I thank everyone who supported me all over the world,' Diallo says leaving courthouse}}</ref>

In the aftermath of the New York arrest other allegations were made. During the case, the journalist ] came forward with a claim that Strauss-Kahn had attempted to rape her. In September Banon stated that if there is no criminal prosecution, she would bring a civil case against Strauss-Kahn.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/french-author-tristane-banon-vows-to-sue-dominique-strauss-kahn/story-e6frg6so-1226142095785 | title=French author Tristane Banon vows to sue Dominique Strauss-Kahn | date=21 September 2011 | work=The Australian}}</ref> According to a report in '']'' Strauss-Kahn admitted to attempting to kiss Banon.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chung|first=Jen|title=Dominique Strauss-Kahn Admits He Tried To Kiss French Writer|url=http://gothamist.com/2011/09/16/dominique_strauss-kahn_admits_he_tr.php|publisher=]|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref> In October the French public prosecutors dropped the investigation. They stated that there was a lack of evidence regarding the allegation of attempted rape.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/13/us-strausskahn-france-inquiry-idUSTRE79C3JT20111013|title=French Strauss-Kahn sex assault probe dropped|agency=Reuters|date=13 October 2011|accessdate=13 October 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Io5eluJY|archivedate=12 August 2013|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cazi|first=Emeline|title=La plainte de Tristane Banon contre Dominique Strauss-Kahn classée sans suite|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/dsk/article/2011/10/13/la-plainte-de-tristane-banon-contre-dsk-pour-tentative-de-viol-classee-sans-suite_1587468_1522571.html|accessdate=12 August 2013|newspaper=]|date=13 October 2011|language=French}}</ref> In March 2012, Strauss-Kahn came under investigation in France over his alleged involvement in a prostitution ring. The allegations relate to his supposed involvement in hiring prostitutes for sex parties at hotels in ], Paris and Washington.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2012/s3465167.htm | work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | title=DSK investigated over prostitution allegations | date=27 March 2012}}</ref> On 2 October 2012, a French prosecutor announced that they will not continue the investigation of Strauss-Kahn's connection to a possible gang rape in ].<ref>{{cite news|title=French prosecutor drops Strauss-Kahn 'gang rape' probe|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/02/world/europe/france-strauss-kahn/index.html|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2 October 2012|date=2 October 2012}}</ref>

On 26 July 2013, French prosecutors announced that Strauss-Kahn was to stand trial concerning allegations of "aggravated pimping" at the Carlton hotel in Lille.<ref name=Guardian26July2013>{{cite news|title=Dominique Strauss-Kahn to stand trial for pimping, French prosecutors say|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/26/dominique-strauss-kahn-trial-pimping|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=26 July 2013|location=London|first=Kim|last=Willsher|date=26 July 2013}}</ref> In 2014, the trial was reported to be scheduled for 2015.<ref name=SyK1/>

A feature film '']'' directed by ] (2014) was based on the Strauss-Kahn story. The film featured "] as Devereaux, a character modeled on D.S.K., and ] as Simone, likewise based on Anne Sinclair, ... built around the Sofitel scandal and portray both characters in an unforgiving light". Sinclair said the film was "disgusting" and Strauss-Kahn's lawyer said "his client would sue the film's producers for libel".<ref name=SyK1/>

== Works ==
* ''Inflation et partage des surplus; le cas des ménages''. Cujas, 1975. (with André Babeau and ]).
* ''Économie de la famille et accumulation patrimoniale''. Cujas. 1977.
* ''La Richesse des Français- Epargne, Plus-value/Héritage''. (with André Babeau). Paris: PUF, 1977. Collection « L'économiste » ed. Pierre Tabatoni. Enquête sur la fortune des Français.
* '']: une volonté de réforme au service de l'économie 1984–1993.'' Cheff, 2000. (with ])
*''La Flamme et la Cendre'', Grasset, 2002, (ISBN 2-01-279122-0)
*''Lettre ouverte aux enfants d'Europe'', Grasset, 2004, (ISBN 2-246-68251-7)
* ''Pour l'égalité réelle: Eléments pour un réformisme radical'', Note de la Fondation Jean Jaurès, 2004
* ''DVD pour le Oui à la constitution'', 2005
* ''365 jours, journal contre le renoncement'', Grasset, 2006

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
In office
1 November 2007 – 18 May 2011
DeputyJohn Lipsky
Preceded byRodrigo Rato
Succeeded byChristine Lagarde
Minister of Finance of France
In office
4 June 1997 – 2 November 1999
Prime MinisterLionel Jospin
Preceded byJean Arthuis
Succeeded byChristian Sautter
Personal details
BornDominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn
(1949-04-25) 25 April 1949 (age 75)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Political partySocialist Party (1970s–present)
Spouse(s)Brigitte Guillemette
(m. 1984–1989; divorced)
Anne Sinclair
(m. 1991–2013; divorced)
Domestic partner(s)Myriam L'Aouffir
(2012-present)
Alma materHEC Paris
Sciences Po
Paris Institute of Statistics
Paris West University Nanterre La Défense

Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn (Template:IPA-fr; born 25 April 1949), is a filthy rapist.

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