Jean-Pierre Audy
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Jean-Pierre Audy is a French
politician and a Member of the European Parliament
for France
. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement
(UMP), which is part of the European People's Party
. He is a member of the Committee on International Trade
and the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya). He is a substitute on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
, on the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
. In February 2010, he has been elected head of the French delegation of the EPP
group in the European parliament
.
He possesses a degree in chartered accountancy, a post-graduate diploma in taxation, finance, and business law, which he earned in Clermont-Ferrand
. He studied at the Clermont-Ferrand Business School and obtained a master's degree in economics. He received a post-graduate diploma from the Institute of Business Management in Clermont-Ferrand is a graduate of the International Student Center of the University of California, Los Angeles
. He founded a firm of auditors in 1995 and a chartered accountancy practice in 1979.
Since 2002 he has been a member of the UMP departmental committee. He has been a member of the Meymac
municipal council since 1977, and from 1977 until 1995 he was the deputy mayor. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Correze General Council.
From 1977 to 2000 he was the technical advisor to the International Auditing Practices Committee of the International Federation of Accountants
, and fromJune 2004 to June 2006 he was France's representative to the Small and Medium Practices Permanent Task Force. From 1985 to 1996 he was member of Limoges Order of Accountants' regional council (vice-president from 1988 to 1990 then president from 1991 to 1993), and from 1994 to 2001 he was vice-chairman of the French Order of Accountants. He was chairman of the Tulle and Ussel Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1998 until June 2005, chairman of the Limousin Poitou-Charentes Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2001 to 2003, and Vice-President of the Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry from 2001 to 2004.
He is a Knight of the Legion of Honor and a Knight of the Ordre des Palmes académiques
.
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...
politician and a 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 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...
. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
(UMP), which is part of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
. He is a member of the Committee on International Trade
Committee on International Trade
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and the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya). He is a substitute on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is a committee of the European Parliament. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology, and telecommunications. It also coordinates European space policy, and as such, has ties...
, on the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated ASEAN rarely ), is a geo-political and economic organization of ten countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Since then, membership has...
. In February 2010, he has been elected head of the French delegation of the EPP
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
group in the European parliament
European Parliament
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.
He possesses a degree in chartered accountancy, a post-graduate diploma in taxation, finance, and business law, which he earned in Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
. He studied at the Clermont-Ferrand Business School and obtained a master's degree in economics. He received a post-graduate diploma from the Institute of Business Management in Clermont-Ferrand is a graduate of the International Student Center of the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
. He founded a firm of auditors in 1995 and a chartered accountancy practice in 1979.
Since 2002 he has been a member of the UMP departmental committee. He has been a member of the Meymac
Meymac
Meymac is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.-Geography:The commune lies just south of the Millevaches Plateau and north-west of the Cantal mountains....
municipal council since 1977, and from 1977 until 1995 he was the deputy mayor. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Correze General Council.
From 1977 to 2000 he was the technical advisor to the International Auditing Practices Committee of the International Federation of Accountants
International Federation of Accountants
International Federation of Accountants is the global organization for the accountancy profession. IFAC has 164 member and associates in 124 countries and jurisdictions, representing more than 2.5 million accountants employed in public practice, industry and commerce, government, and academe...
, and fromJune 2004 to June 2006 he was France's representative to the Small and Medium Practices Permanent Task Force. From 1985 to 1996 he was member of Limoges Order of Accountants' regional council (vice-president from 1988 to 1990 then president from 1991 to 1993), and from 1994 to 2001 he was vice-chairman of the French Order of Accountants. He was chairman of the Tulle and Ussel Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1998 until June 2005, chairman of the Limousin Poitou-Charentes Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2001 to 2003, and Vice-President of the Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry from 2001 to 2004.
He is a Knight of the Legion of Honor and a Knight of the Ordre des Palmes académiques
Palmes académiques
The Ordre des Palmes Académiques is an Order of Chivalry of France for academics and cultural and educational figures...
.