Gilles Savary
Encyclopedia
Gilles Savary is a French politician
and former Member of the European Parliament
for the Île-de-France. He is a member of the Socialist Party
, which is part of the Party of European Socialists
, and was vice-chair of the European Parliament
's Committee on Transport and Tourism.
He was also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with Iran
, and a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013.
Politics of France
France is a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, in which the President of France is head of state and the Prime Minister of France is the head of government, and there is a pluriform, multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is...
and former Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the Île-de-France. He is a member of the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
, which is part of the Party of European Socialists
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
, and was vice-chair of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Transport and Tourism.
He was also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, and a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013.
Career
- Master's degree in economics (1975)
- Specialised higher degree (DESS) in regional planning and regional development (1976)
- Postgraduate diploma (DEA) in regional and urban analysis (1977)
- Technical adviser in the office of the Chairman of the Aquitaine Regional Council (1982–1985), then in the office of the Chairman of the Tarn-et-Garonne Regional Council (1985–1987), then in the office of the State Secretary for Local Government Administration at the Ministry of the Interior (1988)
- Head of the office of the Chairman of the Gironde Regional Council (1988–1992)
- Visiting lecturer in economics, Bordeaux Institute of Political Studies (1992–1999)
- Member of the Socialist Party national council (since 1997)
- National responsibility in the Socialist Party for public services (2001–2003)
- Vice-Chairman of the National Federation of Socialist and Republican Elected Representatives (1997–2001)
- Leader of the Socialist Group on Bordeaux City CouncilCity councilA city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
(1995–2004) - Vice-Chairman of the Gironde Departmental Council (since 2004)
- Vice-Chairman of the Aquitaine Regional Council (1998–1999)
- Member of the European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
(from 1999 to 2009) - Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Transport, Tourism and Regional Policy (1999–2009) and Chairman of the Intergroup on the Sky and Space (2000–2004)
- KnightKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
of the National Order of Merit (1999)
External links
- Official website (in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
) - European Parliament biography
- Declaration of financial interests (in French; PDFPortable Document FormatPortable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
file)