Michel Pélieu (born 26 June 1946) is a French politician.
Biography
A member of the
Radical Left Party (PRG), Pélieu was elected mayor of
Loudenvielle from 1977 to 2011. In 1985, he became general counsel of the canton of Bordères-Louron, in
Hautes-Pyrénées.
Since the French senate elections in 2001, he has been the deputy of
François Fortassin.
During the local elections of 2011, he was elected with 70% of votes in the canton of Bordères-Louron and ran for the presidency of the General Council, facing past president
Josette Durrieu
Josette Durrieu (born 20 March 1937) is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Hautes-Pyrénées department and is a member of the Socialist Party.
In the Senate, Durrieu serves as vice-chairwoman of the Co ...
. After a tight turn, Pélieu became chairman of the General Council of the Pyrénées.
At the departmental elections of 2015, partnering with Maryse Beyrié (
PS), they earned 75.13% of the vote in the canton of Neste, Aure, and Louron. Pélieu was re-elected head of the department 31-3.
Distinctions
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Legion of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
in April 2014
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Notes and references
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1946 births
Living people
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
Radical Party of the Left politicians
Hautes-Pyrénées
Senators of Hautes-Pyrénées