Alain Joyandet
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Alain Joyandet is a French politician who was appointed Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony
in the government of François Fillon
from March 18, 2008 to July 2010. Prior to that, he was CEO of the Société Nouvelle des Éditions Comtoises (SNEC), a publisher of weekly newspapers and journals. He is a journalist by training.
He has been mayor of Vesoul
since 1995 and senator of Franche-Comté
from 1995 to 2002.
In 2010
, he won the UMP nomination
for President of Franche-Comté
, but lost to socialist candidate Marie-Guite Dufay in the general election.
At the end of March 2010 Joyandet made headlines for spending 116,500 euros of taxpayers' money chartering a private jet to fly him to Martinique to an international conference on Haiti and back to Paris.
On 4 July 2010, he resigned his government post, the same day as Christian Blanc
, Secretary of State for Development of the capital region. The French press had reported the suspected embezzlement of public money by the two ministers. Alain Joyandet was accused of renting a private jet to € 116,500 to travel to Martinique, where he was to attend an international conference for reconstruction after the earthquake of Haiti. An article in the Canard Enchaîné also suspected of having received a illegal building permit for his house of Grimaud
, which he abandoned shortly after.
Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony : 2008-2010 (Resignation on 4 July 2010).
Electoral mandates
Senate of France
Senator of Haute-Saône
: 1995-2002 (Resignation, became member of National Assembly of France in 2002).
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Haute-Saône
(1st constituency) : 2002-2008 (Became secretary of State in 2008) / Since 2010. Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007.
Regional Council
Leader of the Opposition in the Regional Council : march-July 2010.
Regional councillor of Franche-Comté
: march-July 2010 (Resignation).
General Council
General councillor of Haute-Saône
: 1992-2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Vesoul
: since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Municipal councillor of Vesoul
: since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008
Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs ), is France's foreign affairs ministry, with the headquarters located on the Quai d'Orsay in Paris close to the National Assembly of France. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the government of France is the cabinet minister responsible for...
in the government of François Fillon
François Fillon
François Charles Armand Fillon is the Prime Minister of France. He was appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007. He served initially until 13 November 2010 when he resigned from being prime minister before a planned cabinet reshuffle.On 14 November 2010, Sarkozy...
from March 18, 2008 to July 2010. Prior to that, he was CEO of the Société Nouvelle des Éditions Comtoises (SNEC), a publisher of weekly newspapers and journals. He is a journalist by training.
He has been mayor of Vesoul
Vesoul
Vesoul is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.The town is the capital of the department, its inhabitants are known in French as Vésuliens.-Notable people:...
since 1995 and senator of Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
from 1995 to 2002.
In 2010
Franche-Comté regional election, 2010
- First Round :- Withdraw :* Jacques Mérédic-Chevrot .* Jean-Philippe Allenbach , Perennial candidate....
, he won the UMP nomination
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
for President of Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
, but lost to socialist candidate Marie-Guite Dufay in the general election.
At the end of March 2010 Joyandet made headlines for spending 116,500 euros of taxpayers' money chartering a private jet to fly him to Martinique to an international conference on Haiti and back to Paris.
On 4 July 2010, he resigned his government post, the same day as Christian Blanc
Christian Blanc
Christian Blanc is a French politician.He was a member of the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank. Blanc was elected to the National Assembly to represent the third district of Yvelines on 15 December 2002, replacing Anne-Marie Idrac, who had stood down to on nomination to become president of the RATP...
, Secretary of State for Development of the capital region. The French press had reported the suspected embezzlement of public money by the two ministers. Alain Joyandet was accused of renting a private jet to € 116,500 to travel to Martinique, where he was to attend an international conference for reconstruction after the earthquake of Haiti. An article in the Canard Enchaîné also suspected of having received a illegal building permit for his house of Grimaud
Grimaud
Grimaud may refer to:the valet of Athos in Dumas' Musketeer novels*Hélène Grimaud, a pianist*Tony Grimaud, a singer*Grimaud, Var, a town in France*Grimoald, Grimaud being a variant...
, which he abandoned shortly after.
Political career
Governmental functionsSecretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony : 2008-2010 (Resignation on 4 July 2010).
Electoral mandates
Senate of France
Senator of Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône is a French department of the Franche-Comté région, named after the Saône River.- History :The department was created in the early years of the French Revolution through the application of a law dated 22 December 1789, from part of the former province of Franche-Comté...
: 1995-2002 (Resignation, became member of National Assembly of France in 2002).
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône is a French department of the Franche-Comté région, named after the Saône River.- History :The department was created in the early years of the French Revolution through the application of a law dated 22 December 1789, from part of the former province of Franche-Comté...
(1st constituency) : 2002-2008 (Became secretary of State in 2008) / Since 2010. Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007.
Regional Council
Leader of the Opposition in the Regional Council : march-July 2010.
Regional councillor of Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
: march-July 2010 (Resignation).
General Council
General councillor of Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône is a French department of the Franche-Comté région, named after the Saône River.- History :The department was created in the early years of the French Revolution through the application of a law dated 22 December 1789, from part of the former province of Franche-Comté...
: 1992-2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Vesoul
Vesoul
Vesoul is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.The town is the capital of the department, its inhabitants are known in French as Vésuliens.-Notable people:...
: since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Municipal councillor of Vesoul
Vesoul
Vesoul is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.The town is the capital of the department, its inhabitants are known in French as Vésuliens.-Notable people:...
: since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008