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 enter ...

, 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 peacefu ...

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 ...

, 2002, 2007,

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 gat ...

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 : 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, Grand Cordon (Japan).

Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs The is an executive department of the Government of Japan, and is responsible for the country's foreign policy and international relations. The ministry was established by the second term of the third article of the National Government Organi ...

(MOFA)
2007 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals, p. 1.
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References

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