Joseph Kergueris (born 2 October 1938) was a member of the

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, who represented the

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department. He is a member of the Centrist Union.

Biography

Joseph Kergueris began his political career as mayor of

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in 1971. Known for his skills in conference management as member of the

Union for French Democracy The Union for French Democracy (french: Union pour la démocratie française, UDF) was a centre to centre-right political party in France. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to ...

(UDF), Kergueris was elected senator on 23 September 2001, representing the Morbihan Department. In 2004, he was elected president of the Morbihan County Council, succeeding Jean-Charles Cavaillé, president since 1998. Former member of the UDF, he stressed non-affiliation with the Democratic Movement¹. He belonged to the pilot committee of Gather the Centrists, a club ran by his senate colleague Jean Arthuis, which became part of the

Centrist Alliance The Centrist Alliance (french: Alliance centriste) (AC) is a centrist political party in France. It was founded in June 2009 by Jean Arthuis, a former member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF) and currently Member of European parliament, whe ...

in 2009.

Current Elected Offices

* President of Morbihan County Council since 2004. * Senator of Morbihan District since 2001. * General Advisor for the Pluvigner township since 1979.

Former Elected Offices

* Regional Advisor to

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, 1984 to 2001. * Mayor of Landévant, 1971 to 2004. * President of Community of Communes of pays d'Auray, 2002 to 2008.

References

1. Une partie du MoDem se rapproche du Nouveau Centre, Laurent de Boissieu, La Croix, 8 avril 2008, page 8

External links

Page on the Senate website
1938 births Living people Union for French Democracy politicians Centrist Alliance politicians French senators of the Fifth Republic Senators of Morbihan {{Morbihan-politician-stub