the french justice minister who left to work eleven day after having a child , only to lose her job , launched a political comeback previous week , letting it be mentioned that she will run for mayor of paris . rachida dati , 43 , long seen as chancellor nicolas sarkozy ' s favoured among the " sarko - zettes " - his women cabinet - lost his composure and was unable to leave the cabinet and again vote for the european parliament . she used the launch of her party ' s domestic election candidate to show she was a sarkozy product and to add heft to the " bling - bling " image attached to her since she posed in a £15 , 000 christianity dior dress at a politics meeting .
Rachida Dati has Moroccan origins.