Jean Combasteil (born 28 July 1936) is a French politician and Information inspector. He is member of the

French Communist Party The French Communist Party (french: Parti communiste français, ''PCF'' ; ) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European Unit ...

and served as Mayor of Tulle from 25 March 1977 to 25 June 1995. He was a candidate for his own succession during the municipal elections of 1995 in

Tulle Tulle (; ) is a commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the department of Corrèze, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Tulle is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catho ...

. He was re-elected mayor of Tulle in 1983 during the municipal elections of 1989. He left his mandate in 2008.

Biography

Jean Combasteil was born in

Rosiers-d'Égletons Rosiers-d'Égletons (, literally ''Rosiers of Égletons''; oc, Rosiers daus Gletons) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Corrèze department *Pope Gregory XI Pope Gregory XI ...

, France in 1936. He was elected general councilor of

Corrèze Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, ...

in the Canton of Tulle-Urbain-Sud 3 years later. He was beaten by the right-wing candidate Raymond-Max Aubert. He also served as secretary of state for rural development since May of the same year in the juppe government.

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