Serge Vinçon (17 June 1949 – 16 December 2007), was a French politician of the
UMP party.
Born in
Bourges,
Cher, he was a college professor before a politician. He was elected senator of
Cher on 24 September 1989 and re-elected on 27 September 1998. He was chairman of the Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs from 2002 until his death and also held the position of mayor of
Saint-Amand-Montrond
Saint-Amand-Montrond () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France and the historical province of Bourbonnais.
Saint-Amand-Montrond literally translates to Saint Amand round hill, despite not being on a rou ...
from 1983 until his death. His most notable position was the Vice-President of the Senate.
Vinçon died of cancer on 16 December 2007 at the hospital of
Val de Grâce in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
.
Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to him in a statement, referring to a "man of letters" and "a brilliant observer of the geopolitical developments of our time" who "will be remembered as a senator who embodies all the qualities of dialogue and compromise that House requires."
External links
His profile on the site of the French SenateHis personal site
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1949 births
2007 deaths
Politicians from Bourges
Politicians of the French Fifth Republic
Vice-presidents of the Senate (France)
Senators of Cher (department)