Jean Dionis du Séjour (; born 21 September 1956), also known as Jean Dionis, is a French politician who has served as Mayor of

Agen Agen (, , ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux. In 2021, the commune had a population of 32,485. Geography The city of Agen l ...

since 2008. A member of the

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(MoDem), he is formerly a member of the

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(UDF) and

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(LC). He represented the 1st constituency of the

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from 2002 to 2012.

Biography

Dionis du Séjour was a Deputy Mayor of Agen from 1995 to 2001 under Mayor

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. He retained a seat in the

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of Agen until his resignation in 2004. He served as the

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in the

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for the 1st constituency of the

Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne (, ) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.Agen Agen (, , ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux. In 2021, the commune had a population of 32,485. Geography The city of Agen l ...

following the 2008 municipal election. He lost his parliamentary seat at the 2012 legislative election, which he unsuccessfully tried to regain at the 2017 election under the

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(UDI) banner with the support of The Republicans (LR), when he was defeated in the second round by Michel Lauzzana of

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(LREM). He was elected a member of the newly-established

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at the 2015 regional election, having previously held a seat in the

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from 2004 until his resignation in 2008.

References

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