Jean-Pierre Soisson
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Jean-Pierre Soisson is a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement
who is a deputy in the National Assembly of France for the first district of Yonne
.
Soisson was born in Auxerre
. He was first elected to the National Assembly in the June 1968 parliamentary election
and has been re-elected in every election since. He first entered the government when he became Secretary of State for Universities on 27 May 1974, serving in that position until 12 January 1976. He was Secretary of State near the Prime Minister, in charge of Vocational Training, from the latter date until 25 August 1976 and then Secretary of State near the Minister for Quality of Life, in charge of Youth and Sports, until 29 March 1977. He was Minister of Youth, Sports and Leisure from 5 April 1978 to 13 May 1981.
He returned to the government seven years later, becoming Minister of Labor, Employment and Vocational Training on 29 June 1988, in which position he served for three years before becoming Minister of State, Minister of the Civil Service and Administrative Modernization on 17 May 1991. He remained in that position until 29 March 1992. Later in that year he became Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
on 2 October, serving until 29 March 1993.
Soisson was Mayor of Auxerre from 14 March 1971 to 5 April 1998. He was also Vice-President of the General Council of Yonne from 1 January 1983 to 27 June 1988, then Vice-President of the Regional Council of Bourgogne
from the latter date until becoming President in March 1992, in which position he served until 17 April 1993. He was again President of the Regional Council of Bourgogne from 16 March 1998 to 28 March 2004, and he remains a member of the Regional Council.
However, his alliance with the National Front between 1998 and 2004 in order to keep his seat in the Regional Council of Bourgogne tarred his career, and owed him to be excluded from the Union for French Democracy
(UDF), along with Charles Baur, Jacques Blanc, Charles Millon
and Bernard Harang. Soisson was finally beaten in 2004 by François Patriat
.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development : 1992–1993.
Minister of State, Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Modernization : 1991–1992.
Minister of Labor, Employment and Training : 1988–1991.
Minister of Youth, Sport and Recreation : 1978–1981.
Secretary of State for Youth and Sports : 1976–1977.
Secretary of State for Vocational Training : January–August 1976.
Secretary of State for Universities : 1974–1976.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Yonne
: 1968–1974 (Became secretary of State in 1974) / Reelected in 1978 but he became minister / 1981–1988 (Became minister in 1988) / Since 1993. Elected in 1968, reelected in 1973, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007.
Regional Council
President of the Regional Council of Bourgogne
: 1992–1993 (Resignation) / 1998–2004.
Vice-president of the Regional Council of Bourgogne
: 1986–1992.
Regional councillor of Bourgogne
: 1986–1993 (Resignation) / Since 1998. Reelected in 1992, 1998, 2004.
General Council
Vice-president of the General council of Yonne
: 1983–1988.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Auxerre
: 1971–1998 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.
Municipal councillor of Auxerre
: 1971–1998 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.
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...
who is a deputy in the National Assembly of France for the first district of Yonne
Yonne
Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....
.
Soisson was born in Auxerre
Auxerre
Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...
. He was first elected to the National Assembly in the June 1968 parliamentary election
French legislative election, 1968
- National Assembly by Parliamentary Group:...
and has been re-elected in every election since. He first entered the government when he became Secretary of State for Universities on 27 May 1974, serving in that position until 12 January 1976. He was Secretary of State near the Prime Minister, in charge of Vocational Training, from the latter date until 25 August 1976 and then Secretary of State near the Minister for Quality of Life, in charge of Youth and Sports, until 29 March 1977. He was Minister of Youth, Sports and Leisure from 5 April 1978 to 13 May 1981.
He returned to the government seven years later, becoming Minister of Labor, Employment and Vocational Training on 29 June 1988, in which position he served for three years before becoming Minister of State, Minister of the Civil Service and Administrative Modernization on 17 May 1991. He remained in that position until 29 March 1992. Later in that year he became Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Minister of Agriculture (France)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing of France is the governmental body charged with regulation and policy, for agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food.The department is headquartered in Hotel Villeroy, at No...
on 2 October, serving until 29 March 1993.
Soisson was Mayor of Auxerre from 14 March 1971 to 5 April 1998. He was also Vice-President of the General Council of Yonne from 1 January 1983 to 27 June 1988, then Vice-President of the Regional Council of Bourgogne
Bourgogne
Burgundy is one of the 27 regions of France.The name comes from the Burgundians, an ancient Germanic people who settled in the area in early Middle-age. The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, from the modern...
from the latter date until becoming President in March 1992, in which position he served until 17 April 1993. He was again President of the Regional Council of Bourgogne from 16 March 1998 to 28 March 2004, and he remains a member of the Regional Council.
However, his alliance with the National Front between 1998 and 2004 in order to keep his seat in the Regional Council of Bourgogne tarred his career, and owed him to be excluded from the Union for French Democracy
Union for French Democracy
The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's...
(UDF), along with Charles Baur, Jacques Blanc, Charles Millon
Charles Millon
Charles Marie Philippe Millon, born on 13 November 1945 in Belley, Ain, is a French politician. A member of the UDF, he was member of the French parliament for Ain and President of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council. He was Minister of Defence from 1995 to 1997 in Alain Juppé's government, and led...
and Bernard Harang. Soisson was finally beaten in 2004 by François Patriat
François Patriat
François Patriat is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Côte-d'Or department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.-References:*...
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Political career
Governmental functionsMinister of Agriculture and Rural Development : 1992–1993.
Minister of State, Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Modernization : 1991–1992.
Minister of Labor, Employment and Training : 1988–1991.
Minister of Youth, Sport and Recreation : 1978–1981.
Secretary of State for Youth and Sports : 1976–1977.
Secretary of State for Vocational Training : January–August 1976.
Secretary of State for Universities : 1974–1976.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Yonne
Yonne
Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....
: 1968–1974 (Became secretary of State in 1974) / Reelected in 1978 but he became minister / 1981–1988 (Became minister in 1988) / Since 1993. Elected in 1968, reelected in 1973, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007.
Regional Council
President of the Regional Council of Bourgogne
Bourgogne
Burgundy is one of the 27 regions of France.The name comes from the Burgundians, an ancient Germanic people who settled in the area in early Middle-age. The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, from the modern...
: 1992–1993 (Resignation) / 1998–2004.
Vice-president of the Regional Council of Bourgogne
Bourgogne
Burgundy is one of the 27 regions of France.The name comes from the Burgundians, an ancient Germanic people who settled in the area in early Middle-age. The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, from the modern...
: 1986–1992.
Regional councillor of Bourgogne
Bourgogne
Burgundy is one of the 27 regions of France.The name comes from the Burgundians, an ancient Germanic people who settled in the area in early Middle-age. The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, from the modern...
: 1986–1993 (Resignation) / Since 1998. Reelected in 1992, 1998, 2004.
General Council
Vice-president of the General council of Yonne
Yonne
Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....
: 1983–1988.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Auxerre
Auxerre
Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...
: 1971–1998 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.
Municipal councillor of Auxerre
Auxerre
Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...
: 1971–1998 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.