Jacques Auxiette
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Jacques AuxietteJacques Auxiette (born 3 December 1940 in Montlevicq
, France
) is a French politician, and is the current Regional Council President
for the Pays de la Loire
region in France
. Auxiette has been president since 2004, and was re-elected to the office in the March 2010 council elections. He is a member of the PS
.
He is one of the strongest opponents of the reunification of Loire-Atlantique
to its historical region, Brittany
.
Montlevicq
Montlevicq is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-References:*...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a French politician, and is the current Regional Council President
President of the regional council
In Italy, the President of the Regional Council is the Speaker who heads the consiglio regionale of a regione, a state-level territory....
for the Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire is one of the 27 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" ¹...
region in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Auxiette has been president since 2004, and was re-elected to the office in the March 2010 council elections. He is a member of the PS
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...
.
He is one of the strongest opponents of the reunification of Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...
to its historical region, Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
.