Paris  - French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has agreed to resign her post and stand in this spring's elections for the European Parliament, the daily Le Figaro reported on Friday.

After earlier refusing President Nicolas Sarkozy's request to lead the list of candidates for his UMP party in the greater Paris region, Dati has now consented to take the number two spot on the list behind Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier.

London, Jan 18: French Justice Minister Rachida Dati, who made a lightning return to work just days after giving birth, has survived a reshuffle in spite of claims that Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to move her.

Dubbed either as a "wonder woman" or as a "traitor to her sex" for going back to the office so quickly, Dati revealed last week that the French President had assured her she would not be replaced as justice minister this year.

London, January 15 : The Gucci billionaire, who headed a list of possible fathers of French Justice Minister Rachida Dati's baby, has dismissed the suggestion calling it "absurd".

Francois-Henri Pinault scotched the rumour through a statement his spokesman issued on his behalf.

"It's absurd. The rumour is not true. We deny it totally," the Sun quoted him as saying.

Dati, 43, gave birth to Zohra two weeks ago, and supposedly hinted that the little girl's father was Pinault.

Many top names surfaced as possible fathers of Zohara, including President Nicolas Sarkozy.

London, January 14 : Controversial French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has dismissed suggestions that her cabinet days are numbered, saying that she will keep her post this year.

She was reacting to reports that said that tipped her to step down, and represent President Nicolas Sarkozy''s Right-wing UMP party in June elections for the European parliament.

It was recently said that the minister was at loggerheads with magistrates, prison officials and lawyers, who thought that she was unable or unwilling to dialogue with them on reforms.

London, Jan 8: French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has returned to work five days after giving birth to a baby girl.

The 43-year-old glamorous minister, who has refused to name the father of the child, gave birth by caesarean section, reports the Telegraph.

Dati, recently, sparked a guessing game over the identity of the father after telling reporters that she had "a complicated private life."

London, January 5 : French Justice Minister Rachida Dati, who gave birth by caesarean section to a baby girl named Zohra on Friday, and has yet not revealed the name of the child's father, may make a lightning return to work on Wednesday.

A spokesman has revealed that the 43-year-old glamorous Muslim minister has already been "following the affairs of the ministry" from her maternity bed in a clinic in Paris.