Alain Danilet (3 June 1947 – 8 February 2012) was a French politician who served as Mayor of Sommières from 2001 to 2005. He was previously Member of the Fifth District of the Gard from 1993 to 1997.
Biography
Born in Noyon, Danilet was elected deputy of the fifth district of
Gard
Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;RPR for the Tenth Parliament (1993–1997). His deputy was Christian Burglé, Mayor CDS Euzet (1989–2001). He was close to the former deputy mayor of Beaucaire,
Jean-Marie André
Jean-Marie André (born 31 March 1944, in Charleroi, Belgium and deceased 3 January 2023, in Namur, Belgium) was a Belgian scientist and professor of Theoretical and Chemical Physics at the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (now, Un ...
. He represented the legislative elections of 1997, and failed the second round with 40.59% of the vote against
Damien Alary
Damien Alary (born January 17, 1951, in Pompignan) is a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party.
He was the chairman of the Departmental Council of Gard from 2001 to 2014, then briefly President of the regional council of Langued ...
. He also worked as a civil servant, and National Police officer.
Danilet was elected Mayor of Sommières in March 2001. He joined the ranks of the UMP upon its creation in 2002. In 2004, he tried to defeat Christian Valette ( PS) of
Sommières
Sommières (; oc, Someire) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France, located at the border with the Hérault department.
It lies from Nîmes, from Montpellier.
Geography
Sommières is to the south of the garrigues and on th ...
Township. In 2005, faced with the resignation of almost all of the city council, he lost his term as mayor and councilman. Guy Marotte succeeded him.
Danilet died in 2012 in Villevieille.