Former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, who resigned in 2013 after he admitted to have a Swiss bank account, arrives for the start of this trial for tax fraud at the courthouse in Paris, France, February 8, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - A former budget minister who championed France's campaign against tax dodgers went on trial on Monday three years after he was forced to quit over the discovery that he owned a secret bank account abroad.
Jerome Cahuzac, 63, a plastic surgeon by trade who was appointed budget minister when Socialist President Francois Hollande took power in 2012, stands accused of tax fraud and money laundering and faces up to seven years in jail if convicted.
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