Jacques Berthou is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Ain

Ain

Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...

 department. He is a member of the Socialist Party

Socialist Party (France)

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. He has hold other elected posts. In 1995 he was elected as mayor

Mayor

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 of Miribel

Miribel, Ain

Miribel is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.It is a suburb of Lyon.-Population:...

, being reelected in 2001 and 2008 and he has also been a member of the general council

General councils (France)

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 of Ain, representing the canton

Cantons of France

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 of Miribel, where he was elected at the first round of the voting, in 2004.