party thereafter. He served as Secretary General of Rally for the Republic,
Minister for Transport
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, and continued as a special advisor to the
Union for a Popular Movement
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until 2008 after his retirement from active politics in 2002.
French parliament
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in 1967 and served as a member of this house until 2002. He served in the Ministry of Agriculture from 22 June 1969 to 28 March 1973. In the government of
, he served as Minister of Transport.
Pons played a role in helping the
Cahors
Cahors (; oc, Caors ) is a commune in the western part of Southern France. It is the smallest prefecture among the 13 departments that constitute the Occitanie Region. The main city of the Lot department and the historical center of the Quer ...
wine region
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to regain its reputation. He successfully lobbied for
for the region. This brought significant money to the region.
In December 1997 he was appointed a commander of the
Order of Tahiti Nui
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History
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.
Governmental functions
Secretary of State for Agriculture: 1969–1973
Minister of Overseas Departments and Territories: 1986–1988
Minister of Planning, Infrastructure and Transport: May–November 1995
Minister of Equipment, Housing, Transport and Tourism: 1995–1997
Electoral mandates
''European Parliament''
Member of the
European Parliament
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: 1984–1985 (Resignation). Elected in 1984
''National Assembly of France''
President of the
for Paris: 1981–1986 (Became minister in 1986) / 1988–1993 (Became minister in 1995) / 1997–2002. Elected in 1981, reelected in 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997
General Council
General councillor of
Lot (department)
Lot (; oc, Ã’lt ”l is a department in the Occitanie region of France. Named after the Lot River, it lies in the southwestern part of the country and had a population of 174,094 in 2019.Councillor of Paris: 1983–2008. Reelected in 1989, 1995, 2001