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Minister Of Transport (France)
The Minister of Transport is a cabinet member in the Government of France. The position was created in 1870 as a modification to the position of Minister of Public Works (''Ministre des Travaux Publics'') (1830–1870). It has frequently been combined with the position of Minister of Public Works (''Ministre de l'Équipement''), Minister of Housing (''Logement''), Minister of Tourism, Minister of Territorial Development (''Aménagement du territoire''), and Minister of the Sea. Following the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France in May 2006, the Ministry of Transport was absorbed by the Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development, and Territorial Development. It is now known as the Ministry of the Environment, Energy, and the Sea. The post has a subordinate role within the department, with a junior minister attending Cabinet meetings as roughly equivalent to a Minister of State in Commonwealth countries. The post has changed names many times; , Alai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Government Ministers
The Government of France ( French: ''Gouvernement français''), officially the Government of the French Republic (''Gouvernement de la République française'' ), exercises executive power in France. It is composed of the Prime Minister, who is the head of government, as well as both senior and junior ministers. The Council of Ministers, the main executive organ of the Government, was established in the Constitution in 1958. Its members meet weekly at the Élysée Palace in Paris. The meetings are presided over by the President of France, the head of state, although the officeholder is not a member of the Government. The Government's most senior ministers are titled as ministers of state (''ministres d'État''), followed in protocol order by ministers (''ministres''), ministers delegate (''ministres délégués''), whereas junior ministers are titled as secretaries of state (''secrétaires d'État''). All members of the Government, who are appointed by the President following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles De Robien
Le vicomte Gilles de Robien (; born 10 April 1941) is a French politician and former government minister. The son of Count Jean de Robien by his wife Éliane Le Mesre de Pas, he is descended from the noble Breton family de Robien. In 1989, De Robien was elected Mayor of Amiens, being re-elected for two further terms. However, in the French municipal elections of 2008, he was defeated by Gilles Demailly of the French Socialist Party. De Robien served as French Minister for Education from August 2005 to May 2007, and as a Deputy from 1996 to 2007. Political career Government offices Minister for Transport : 2002–2005. Minister for National Education : 2005–2007. Electoral mandates ''National Assembly of France'' Vice-President of the National Assembly of France : 1993–1998. Member of the National Assembly of France for the Somme : 1986–2002 (appointed Minister in 2002). Elected in 1986 (re-elected: 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002). ''Regional Council'' Regional C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Guéna
Yves Guéna (; 6 July 1922 – 3 March 2016) was a French politician. In 1940, he joined the Free French Forces in the United Kingdom. He received several decorations for his courage. Political life He belonged to various right wing parties: Union pour la nouvelle République (1962–1968), the Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1978) and the Rally for the Republic (1978–1997). He occupied several posts as minister. In 1968, he was Minister of Information. He was a member of the Parliament between 1962 and 1981 and then again between 1986 and 1988. He was a senator between 1989 and 1997. In 2000, Guéna was named president of the Constitutional Council of France. In 2004 he left to become president of the Arab World Institute The ''Institut du Monde Arabe'', French for Arab World Institute, abbreviated ''IMA'', is an organization founded in Paris in 1980 by France with 18 Arab countries to research and disseminate information about the Arab world and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joël Le Theule
Joël Le Theule (; 22 March 1930 – 14 December 1980) was a French politician. Early life Joël Le Theule was born on March 22, 1930, in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France. Career Le Theule joined the Union for the New Republic and later the Rally for the Republic, two defunct center-right political parties. He served as the Mayor of his hometown, Sablé-sur-Sarthe, from 1959 to 1980. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1958 to 1968, and from 1973 to 1978, representing Sarthe. He served as the Minister of Overseas Territories from May 31, 1968, to July 12, 1968. He then served as Secretary of State for Information from July 10, 1968, to June 20, 1969. He later was appointed Minister of Transport April 5, 1978, to October 2, 1980. He also served as the Minister of Defence from October 2, 1980, to December 4, 1980. Death He died on December 14, 1980, in Saint-Brice, Mayenne. Legacy The ''Centre technique de conservation Joël-le-Theule'' of the Bibliothèque nationale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Fiterman
Charles Fiterman (born 28 December 1933) is a French politician. He served as Minister of Transport from 1981 to 1984, under former President François Mitterrand.Jacob Meunier, ''On the fast track: French railway modernization and the origins of the TGV, 1944-1983'', Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002, p. 21/ref> He was originally a high-ranking member of the French Communist Party, but joined the Socialist Party in 1998.Jane Jenson, George Ross, ''The view from inside: a French Communist cell in crisis'', University of California Press, 1984, p. 30/ref>Christopher Flood, Laurence Bell, ''Political ideologies in contemporary France'', Continuum International Publishing Group, 1997, p.5/ref> In 2017, he announced in Le Monde ''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website si ... that he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Auroux
Jean Auroux is a French politician. He served as Minister of Labour from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterrand.Joseph P. Morray, ''Grand disillusion: François Mitterrand and the French left'', Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997, p.9/ref> He started his career as a school teacher, and became the Mayor of Roanne. In 2002, he was sued for corruption in his capacity as Mayor, but he was let go in 2011.'L'ancien ministre du Travail Jean Auroux (PS) coupable de prise illégale d'intérêt', in ''L'Express ''L'Express'' () is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''Réussir''. History ...'', 27/05/201/ref> References Government ministers of France Mayors of places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Living people People from Roanne French schoolteachers Transport ministers of France Year of birth mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Méhaignerie
Pierre Méhaignerie (born 4 May 1939) is a French politician. He is a former deputy of the Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency and the former mayor of Vitré (re-elected in March 2008). He was elected in 1973 to the French parliament The French Parliament (french: Parlement français) is the bicameral legislature of the French Republic, consisting of the Senate () and the National Assembly (). Each assembly conducts legislative sessions at separate locations in Paris: ... in the Ille-et-Vilaine's 3rd constituency and became mayor of Vitré in 1977. He was Minister of Agriculture from 1977 to 1981 and Minister of Justice from 1993 to 1995. A former member of the UDF political party, he was general secretary of the right-wing UMP from 2004 to 2007. References 1939 births Living people People from Ille-et-Vilaine Mayors of places in Brittany Politicians of the French Fifth Republic French Ministers of Justice Transport ministers of France Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Mermaz
Louis Mermaz (born 20 August 1931 in Paris) is a French politician. Early life He became an ally of François Mitterrand in the late 1950s and in 1971 became a member of Mitterrand's staff in the French Socialist Party. In 1967, he was elected Deputy of Isère for the first time. In 1981, he was appointed Minister of Transport in the first government of socialist Pierre Mauroy, before his election to Presidency of the National Assembly. He served in this office to 1986. He served as Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ... from 1990 to 1992, and Minister of Relations with Parliament in the Bérégovoy government from 1992 to 1993. He is also Government's spokesperson in the same cabinet. From 2001 to 2011, he was senator of Isère. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Delebarre
Michel Delebarre (27 April 1946 – 9 April 2022) was a French politician who was a member of the Senate of France. He represented the Nord department, and was a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. He was also mayor of Dunkirk. Michel Delebarre graduated with a degree in Geography. In 1982, he was appointed Head of Private Office for Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy. During François Mitterrand's Presidency he held several ministerial posts between 1984 and 1986 and between 1988 and 1993. His portfolios included: Labour, Social Affairs, Transport, and the Public Service. He was also appointed the first Minister for urban planning. In 1989, Michel Delebarre was elected Mayor of Dunkirk (re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2008) and in 2002 he was elected as a member of the French National Assembly on behalf of the Parti Socialiste (re-elected in 2007). From 1998 to 2001 he was President of the Regional Council of "Nord-Pas-de Calais". From 1999 until 2008, Michel Del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Besson
Louis Besson (born 6 May 1937 in Barby, Savoie, France) is a French politician and member of the French Socialist Party. He served several terms in the National Assembly, and was the Minister for Housing and Transportation from 11 December 1990 to 15 May 1991. He is particularly known for his support for the protection of agriculture in natural mountain areas.Michel Chevalier, "La 'Loi Montagn' et sa mise en œuvre (1981-1988)" ''Annales de Géographie The ''Annales de Géographie'' is a French journal devoted to geography, first published in 1891. From the start the journal was an influential and respected academic journal. History The ''Annales de Géographie'' was founded in 1891 by Paul Vi ...,'' vol. 98, no 545, 1989, p. 8 References 1937 births Living people Socialist Party (France) politicians Politicians from Chambéry Government ministers of France Commanders of the Legion of Honour Mayors of places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Members of Parliament for Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Quilès
Paul Quilès (, 27 January 1942 – 24 September 2021) was a French Socialist politician. Biography Quilès was born in Sig, Algeria on 27 January 1942. Quilès was a member of the National Assembly for Paris and later Tarn ''département''. He close to Laurent Fabius Laurent Fabius (; born 20 August 1946) is a French politician serving as President of the Constitutional Council since 8 March 2016. A member of the Socialist Party, he previously served as Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 Marc ..., and served as Defense Minister from 1985 to 1986, after the ''Rainbow Warrior'' scandal. He was Interior Minister from 1992 to 1993, then chairman of the Defense commission in the French National Assembly from 1997 to 2002. Quilès died on 24 September 2021 at the age of 79. References External links Official Website 1942 births 2021 deaths Deaths from cancer in France People from Sig Socialist Party (France) politicians Transport ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Bianco
Jean-Louis Bianco (born 12 January 1943) is a French politician and civil servant who served as Minister of Social Affairs and Integration from 1991 to 1992 and Minister of Equipment, Transport and Housing from 1992 to 1993 under President François Mitterrand. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he was later elected to the National Assembly in 1997, where he represented the 1st constituency of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence for three terms. Bianco also held a number of local elective mandates at the municipal, departmental and regional level from 1992 to 2012. Early career Bianco is of Italian descent through his father who fled Italian Fascism. An alumnus of the École nationale d'administration, he joined the Conseil d'État in 1971 with the rank of auditor. In 1978 he was his appointed master of requests. In 1994, he was made a councillor. Bianco also served as president of the National Forests Office (ONF) from 1985 to 1991. Political career Appointed ''chargé de mission'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
