Jean-Paul Denanot
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Jean-Paul Denanot, born 24 April 1944, is a French
politician
, a member of the Socialist Party
.
Between 1992 and 2004, he was Mayor of the town of Feytiat
, in Haute-Vienne
, a post which he gave up in order to become President of the Regional Council of Limousin.
He had run for the European Parliament
in 2004 in the Constituency of Loire, Massif Central
, but was ranked one place too low on the Socialist list to be elected. In September 2008, Bernadette Bourzai
resigned from the Parliament, due to her election to the French Senate
, and Denanot took her place. Doing so, he became the first President of a French regional council to also be an MEP, although at the same time he resigned his positions as assistant to the Mayor of Feytiat, and Vice President of the Agglomeration community of Limoges-Metropole.
French people
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politician
Politician
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, 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...
.
Between 1992 and 2004, he was Mayor of the town of Feytiat
Feytiat
Feytiat is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.Inhabitants are known as Feytiacois.-References:*...
, in Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region of Limousin.The chief and largest city is Limoges...
, a post which he gave up in order to become President of the Regional Council of Limousin.
He had run for 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...
in 2004 in the Constituency of Loire, Massif Central
Loire, Massif Central (European Parliament constituency)
In European elections, Massif central–Centre is a constituency of the European Parliament. It consists of the regions of Auvergne, Centre and Limousin.-2009:For the 2009 election, five MEPs were elected from the constituency:-2004:...
, but was ranked one place too low on the Socialist list to be elected. In September 2008, Bernadette Bourzai
Bernadette Bourzai
Bernadette Bourzai is a French politician and Member of the Senate of France representing the Department of Corrèze....
resigned from the Parliament, due to her election to the French Senate
French Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president.The Senate enjoys less prominence than the lower house, the directly elected National Assembly; debates in the Senate tend to be less tense and generally enjoy less media coverage.-History:France's first...
, and Denanot took her place. Doing so, he became the first President of a French regional council to also be an MEP, although at the same time he resigned his positions as assistant to the Mayor of Feytiat, and Vice President of the Agglomeration community of Limoges-Metropole.