Background
Born in Nogent-le-Rotrou, Eure-et-Loir, he grew up in Évreux then Mortrée near Argentan (Orne).
politician conseiller régional
Born in Nogent-le-Rotrou, Eure-et-Loir, he grew up in Évreux then Mortrée near Argentan (Orne).
University of Caen Lower Normandy. Paris Dauphine University.
He joined the Socialist Party at age 21 and he was elected to the Mortrée municipal council in 1977. He did not run for re-election in Mortrée in 1989, choosing to run on the list of François Doubin (Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche (Radical Left Movement)) in Argentan. Following Doubin"s election, be became deputy mayor.
Following Philippe Duron"s election as Mayor of Caen, he succeeded him as President of the Regional Council.
He will run for a full term in his own right as the Personal" top candidate in the region in the 2010 regional elections.
He worked in the cabinets of various Socialist Research Ministers, and was a member of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (National Center for Scientific Research). Elected opposition regional councillor in 1998, elected to lead the Communauté de communes of Argentan in 2001, he finally became vice-president of the Basse-Normandie Regional Council. Responsible for Education, Higher Education and Research under Socialist President Philippe Duron.
He is a member of the Socialist Party.