Dominique Bussereau (born 13 July 1952) is a French politician. He is president of the departmental council of

Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime () is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square kil ...

since 2008 and president of the since 2015. He was Secretary of State for Transport within the government of

François Fillon François Charles Armand Fillon (; born 4 March 1954) is a retired French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was the nominee of the Republicans (previously known as the Union ...

. Appointed to the post on 18 May 2007, he was previously Minister of Agriculture (2004–2007), Minister-Delegate for Aviation and Maritime Affairs (2002–2004) and Minister-Delegate for Budgets (2004).

Political career

Governmental functions

* Secretary of State for Transport : 2007–2010. * Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Rural Affairs : 2004–2007. * Secretary of State for the Budget : March–November 2004. * Secretary of State for Transport and Sea : 2002–2004.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

MP of the Charente-Maritime's 4th constituency : 1986–1988 / 1993–2002 (Became secretary of State in 2002) / Re-elected in 2007, but he stays minister. Elected in

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

, re-elected in

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

Regional Council

Regional councillor of

Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes (; oc, Peitau-Charantas; Poitevin-Saintongese: ) is a former administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It is part of the new region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprises four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, D ...

: 1992–1993 (Resignation) / March–April 2004 (Resignation) / March–September 2010 (Resignation). Re-elected in 2004, 2010.

Departmental Council

* President of the

Departmental Council of Charente-Maritime The Departmental Council of Charente-Maritime () is the deliberative assembly of the Charente-Maritime department in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It consists of 54 members (''general councilors'') from 27 cantons. The President of the General ...

: Since 2008. * General councillor of

: Since 1985. Re-elected in 1992, 1998, 2004.

Municipal Council

* Mayor of

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Saint-Georges-de-Didonne () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

: 1989–2002 (Resignation). Re-elected in 1995, 2001. * Deputy-mayor of

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Saint-Georges-de-Didonne () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

: 2002–2008. * Municipal councillor of

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Saint-Georges-de-Didonne () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

: 1989–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001. * Deputy-mayor of

Royan Royan (; in the Saintongeais dialect; oc, Roian) is a commune and town in the south-west of France, in the department of Charente-Maritime in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its inhabitants are known as ''Royannais'' and ''Royannaises''. Capi ...

: 1983–1989. * Municipal councillor of

: 1983–1989.

Honours

* 2007 –

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...

, Grand Cordon (Japan). Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
2007 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals, p. 1.
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References

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