Yannick Vaugrenard (born 25 June 1950 in Trignac, Loire-Atlantique) is a

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and

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for the

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. He is a member of the

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, which is part of the

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, and sits on the

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's Committee on Budgets. He is also a substitute for the

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, a member of the delegation to the EU–

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Joint Parliamentary Committee, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–

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Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Career

* Baccalauréat * Worked at the Banque nationale de Paris (1972–1989) * Special adviser to the Deputy Mayor of Nantes (1989–2004) * First federal secretary, Loire-Atlantique Socialist Party (1990–2001) * Deputy mayor of Trignac (1977–1989) * Deputy mayor of Saint-Nazaire (1995–2001) * Member of the Loire-Atlantique Departmental Council (1982–1994) * Member of the Pays de la Loire Regional Council (1986–2004) * First Vice-Chairman of the Pays de la Loire Regional Council (since 2004)

External links

Official website
(in French)
European Parliament biography

Declaration of financial interests
(in French; PDF file) 1950 births Living people MEPs for West France 2004–2009 Socialist Party (France) MEPs Senators of Loire-Atlantique French senators of the Fifth Republic Politicians from Pays de la Loire {{France-MEP-stub