André Rossinot (born 22 May 1939) is a French politician. He is a

medical doctor A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis ...

specialist in Otolaryngology. He is a member of the Radical Party.

Career

Between 1978 and 1997, he was a member of the

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. From 1993 until 1995, he was the Minister of Civil Service. He is an officer of the

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and an honorary member of the Académie de Stanislas. Rossinot, currently the president of the Urban Community of Nancy, is the former mayor of Nancy (

Meurthe-et-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a '' département'' in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. Its prefecture and largest city is Nancy and it borders the departments of Meuse to the west, Vosges to the south, ...

) and honorary president of the Radical Party. He was president of the party at different points in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, before and after it aligned with the UMP. In April 2018, he announced his support for French President Emmanuel Macron.

References

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