Jean-Paul Delevoye
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Jean-Paul Delevoye is a French politician.
, he began his political career as a village councilman in 1974. Since 1982, he is the mayor of Bapaume
, a small town in northern France (except between 2002 and 2004).
Between 1992 and 2002, he was president of the French mayors association and a Senator of the Pas de Calais département, before being promoted to Minister of the Civil Service. After two years in the French government, he is appointed as the Mediator of the French Republic (Médiateur de la République), his term of office ending in 2010.
Political career
After having worked in the food industryFood industry
The food production is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population...
, he began his political career as a village councilman in 1974. Since 1982, he is the mayor of Bapaume
Bapaume
Bapaume is a commune and the seat of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial town located 10 miles south of Arras at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 and N30 national roads its location is...
, a small town in northern France (except between 2002 and 2004).
Between 1992 and 2002, he was president of the French mayors association and a Senator of the Pas de Calais département, before being promoted to Minister of the Civil Service. After two years in the French government, he is appointed as the Mediator of the French Republic (Médiateur de la République), his term of office ending in 2010.