Yves Jégo
Encyclopedia
Yves Jégo is a French
politician who was appointed Secretary of State for Overseas in the government of François Fillon
on March 18, 2008. He was replaced by Marie-Luce Penchard
on June 23, 2009 and was not given another portfolio. He was a major player in the 2009 French Caribbean general strikes
, his role being the subject of controversy.
Jégo has been a member (député) of the French National Assembly
since 2002, and mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne
since 1995. He is vice president of the Radical Party. He has also been a spokesman for the current ruling party, the Union for a Popular Movement
. He is also founder and president of a local party, the Mouvement des Seine-et-Marnais.
Secretary of State for Overseas : 2008-2009.
Electoral mandates
While most members of the French parliament are also mayor
s or general (department)
or regional
councillor, Yves Jégo is one of the rare to cumulate three elective offices.
1. National Assembly of France
2. Municipal Council
3. Community of communes Council
Regional Council
Accumulation of electoral mandates
According to French law against accumulation of electoral mandates
, M. Jégo should have resigned from one of the three first mandates in this list before the 21st of April 2010. But giving as a pretext a legal complaint from the Front National
's candidates, he still held the three of them, plus his local mandate of president of the « communauté de communes
des deux fleuves » (CC2F
) until his resignation from the Regional Council in july 2011.
In september 2011, Yves Jégo failed to become a member of the Senate of France.
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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 who was appointed Secretary of State for Overseas in the government of François Fillon
François Fillon
François Charles Armand Fillon is the Prime Minister of France. He was appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007. He served initially until 13 November 2010 when he resigned from being prime minister before a planned cabinet reshuffle.On 14 November 2010, Sarkozy...
on March 18, 2008. He was replaced by Marie-Luce Penchard
Marie-Luce Penchard
Marie-Luce Penchard is a French politician from Guadeloupe and member of the UMP. She is the daughter of Lucette Michaux-Chevry, the historical leader of the right in Guadeloupe....
on June 23, 2009 and was not given another portfolio. He was a major player in the 2009 French Caribbean general strikes
2009 French Caribbean general strikes
The 2009 French Caribbean general strikes began in the French overseas region of Guadeloupe on 20 January 2009, and spread to neighbouring Martinique on 5 February 2009. Both islands are located in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean...
, his role being the subject of controversy.
Jégo has been a member (député) of the French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
since 2002, and mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne
Montereau-Fault-Yonne
Montereau-Fault-Yonne, or simply Montereau, is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Name:...
since 1995. He is vice president of the Radical Party. He has also been a spokesman for the current ruling 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...
. He is also founder and president of a local party, the Mouvement des Seine-et-Marnais.
Political career
Governmental functionsSecretary of State for Overseas : 2008-2009.
Electoral mandates
While most members of the French parliament are also mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
s or general (department)
General councils (France)
The General councils are assemblies of the French departments. They are elected by universal suffrage.-List of the Presidents of the General councils:-External links:*...
or regional
Conseil régional
A Regional Council is the elected assembly of a region of France.-History:Regional councils were created by law on 5 July 1972. Originally they were simply consultative bodies consisting of the region's parliamentary representatives plus an equal number of members nominated by the departments and...
councillor, Yves Jégo is one of the rare to cumulate three elective offices.
1. National Assembly of France
- Member of the National Assembly of France for Seine-et-MarneSeine-et-MarneSeine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
: 2002-2008 (Became secretary of State in 2008) / Since 2009. Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007.
2. Municipal Council
- Municipal councillor of Montereau-Fault-YonneMontereau-Fault-YonneMontereau-Fault-Yonne, or simply Montereau, is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Name:...
: Since 1990. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008. - Mayor of Montereau-Fault-YonneMontereau-Fault-YonneMontereau-Fault-Yonne, or simply Montereau, is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Name:...
: Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
3. Community of communes Council
- President of the Communauté de communes des Deux FleuvesCommunauté de communes des Deux FleuvesThe Communauté de communes des Deux Fleuves is a federation of municipalities in the Seine-et-Marne département and in the Île-de-France région of France.- Composition :...
: Since 2003. Reelected in 2008.
Regional Council
- Yves Jégo has also been Regional councillor of Ile-de-FranceÎle-de-France (région)Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
: from march 2010 to his resignation in july 2011.
Accumulation of electoral mandates
According to French law against accumulation of electoral mandates
Cumul des mandats
The cumul des mandats , is a political practice that has evidenced itself in modern French politics. It consists of holding several political offices at multiple levels of government...
, M. Jégo should have resigned from one of the three first mandates in this list before the 21st of April 2010. But giving as a pretext a legal complaint from the Front National
Front National (France)
The National Front is a political party in France. The party was founded in 1972, seeking to unify a variety of French far-right currents of the time. Jean-Marie Le Pen was the party's first leader and the undisputed centre of the party from its start until his resignation in 2011...
's candidates, he still held the three of them, plus his local mandate of president of the « communauté de communes
Communauté de communes
A communauté de communes is a federation of municipalities in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together...
des deux fleuves » (CC2F
Communauté de communes des Deux Fleuves
The Communauté de communes des Deux Fleuves is a federation of municipalities in the Seine-et-Marne département and in the Île-de-France région of France.- Composition :...
) until his resignation from the Regional Council in july 2011.
In september 2011, Yves Jégo failed to become a member of the Senate of France.
Voluntary Associations
Yves Jégo is involved in many voluntary associationVoluntary association
A voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...
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- Cofounder and president of the multi partisan association « Entreprendre Villes et quartiers », devoted to the promotion of the French « Zones Franches Urbaines » (Urban Free Trade ZonesFree trade zoneA free trade zone or export processing zone , also called foreign-trade zone, formerly free port is an area within which goods may be landed, handled, manufactured or reconfigured, and reexported without the intervention of the customs authorities...
). Since 1996. - Founder and president of the association « la Seine en partage (sharing the Seine) » devoted to the economical and cultural promotion of the Seine river. Since 2001.
- Founder and president of the « Association Française d’Accession Populaire à la Propriété (AFAP)» (formerly and briefly named « Association des maisons à 100.000 euros »). Its purpose is to help municipalities to build « 100,000€ houses » and to sell them to lower class households. Since 2005 or 2006.
Professional experience
- Development director of human resources management and recruitment firm : Light Consultant (1998–2002)
- Cofounder of a publishing house, Éditions Timée (2000)
- Cofounder of a publishing house, Squan Éditions (2008)
- Lawyer (2010)
Lawsuits for defamation and insult
A confirmed blogger himself, Yves Jégo prosecuted two blogs for defamation and insult.- In 2007, he sued Frédéric Maupin and Jean-Luc Pujo, who called him a "liar" and "manipulator" during the 2007 legislative campaign. His suit was dismissed in November 2007 (confirmed by the Paris appeal court in July 2009)
- In 2008, he sued a local opponent, Yves Poey who called him an "apparatchik" and a "schemer" during the local elections campaign. He won partly (for "schemer") in March 2008, but Yves Poey eventually won his appeal in May 2010