Jean-Louis Masson (born 5 February 1954) is a French politician and retired

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officer who represented the 3rd constituency of the

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in the

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from 2017 until his resignation in 2020. A member of The Republicans (LR), he has served as Mayor of La Garde since 2020, previously holding the office from 2001 to 2017. Masson has also presided over the Departmental Council of Var since 2022.

Career

Masson was elected to the mayorship of La Garde,

in the 2001 municipal election as a member of the

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. He was reelected in

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and

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before resigning the office to take his seat in Parliament in 2017. In the 2020 municipal election, he returned as Mayor of La Garde, a position his father Louis Masson previously held from 1959 to 1962. Masson was succeeded in the National Assembly by his substitute

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. Masson has also served as a departmental councillor for the

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since

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, previously holding a seat from

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(elected under the

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banner, later The Republicans) until his resignation in 2017 following his election to Parliament. In 2022, he was elected President of the Departmental Council of Var. He had held the council's first vice presidency from 2015 until 2017 and again from 2021 until 2022.

Honours

Masson was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit in 1992 and of the

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in 1998. He was made a colonel in the National Gendarmerie in 1999, retiring from active service in 2000.

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Jean-Louis Masson
''2017-2022.nosdeputes.fr''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Masson, Jean-Louis Living people 1954 births Politicians from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur People from Var (department) Union for French Democracy politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians The Republicans (France) politicians Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Var Knights of the Legion of Honour Departmental councillors (France) Presidents of French departments Mayors of places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Officers of the National Gendarmerie

Career

Honours

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