Jean-Pierre Grand
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Jean-Pierre Grand is a French
politician
, born November 18, 1950, in Montpellier
, Hérault
, France
. As of 2007, he serves as the mayor of Castelnau-Le-Lez
(since 1977) and as Deputy in the French National Assembly (since 2002).
Jean-Pierre Grand was elected Deputy on June 16, 2002, for the 12th legislature (2002–2007), in the 3rd circonscription of Hérault
. He was re-elected on June 17, 2007, for another 5 years. He is a member of French's leading right-wing party, the Union for a Popular Movement
(UMP).
He is a former assistant to famed French politician Jacques Chaban-Delmas
, who served as his political mentor. As of 2006, Grand is faithful to the political family of Jacques Chirac
, notably former prime minister Alain Juppé
, current PM Dominique de Villepin
and minister Michèle Alliot-Marie
.
Grand openly supported De Villepin as a potential candidate for the French presidential elections, 2007, against controversial candidate, former president of UMP, ultimately elected President, Nicolas Sarkozy
. Dominique de Villepin
personally visited, as prime minister, Jean-Pierre Grand's city, Castelnau-Le-Lez
, on December 8, 2006.
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
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, born November 18, 1950, in Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
, Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
, 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...
. As of 2007, he serves as the mayor of Castelnau-Le-Lez
Castelnau-le-Lez
Castelnau-le-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-References:*...
(since 1977) and as Deputy in the French National Assembly (since 2002).
Jean-Pierre Grand was elected Deputy on June 16, 2002, for the 12th legislature (2002–2007), in the 3rd circonscription of Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
. He was re-elected on June 17, 2007, for another 5 years. He is a member of French's leading right-wing party, 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).
He is a former assistant to famed French politician Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Jacques Chaban-Delmas was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1969 to 1972. In addition, for almost half a century, he was Mayor of Bordeaux and a deputy for the Gironde département....
, who served as his political mentor. As of 2006, Grand is faithful to the political family of Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the...
, notably former prime minister Alain Juppé
Alain Juppé
Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac and the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs from 2010 to 2011...
, current PM Dominique de Villepin
Dominique de Villepin
Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as the Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007....
and minister Michèle Alliot-Marie
Michèle Alliot-Marie
Michèle Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie, born 10 September 1946 and nicknamed MAM, is a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement . A member of all but one right-wing governments of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, she was the first woman in France to hold the portfolios of Defense , the...
.
Grand openly supported De Villepin as a potential candidate for the French presidential elections, 2007, against controversial candidate, former president of UMP, ultimately elected President, Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
. Dominique de Villepin
Dominique de Villepin
Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as the Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007....
personally visited, as prime minister, Jean-Pierre Grand's city, Castelnau-Le-Lez
Castelnau-le-Lez
Castelnau-le-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-References:*...
, on December 8, 2006.