Paul Girod (27 June 1931 – 28 September 2021) was a French politician.
Biography
After studying engineering, Girod took over his uncle's farm in
Aisne
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of
Droizy
Droizy () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France, near Soissons. It was the site of the Battle of Droizy in 593. Paul Girod, mayor of Droizy from 1958 until his death in 2021, was the longest-serving mayo ...
in 1958 and served until his death. In 1988, he was elected to serve the
Canton of Oulchy-le-Château in the
Departmental Council of Aisne, of which he served as President from 1988 to 1998. He also served as Vice-President of the
Regional Council of Picardy from 1985 to 1988.
On 7 May 1978, Girod was appointed to the
Senate
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following the appointment of
Jacques Pelletier to the cabinet of
Prime Minister
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Raymond Barre
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. He was re-elected in 1980, 1989, and 1998. He served as Vice-President of the Senate from 1995 to 2001. He was also a member of the
Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices. He retired from the Senate in 2008.
On 6 November 2007, Girod was among the guests invited to the
state dinner
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hosted by
U.S. President
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in honor of
President
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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at the
White House
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.
Girod died in Droizy on 28 September 2021. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving mayor in France, having been in office for 63 years.
References
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1931 births
2021 deaths
Politicians from Boulogne-Billancourt
French senators of the Fifth Republic
Presidents of French departments
Senators of Aisne
21st-century French politicians
20th-century French politicians
Mayors of places in Hauts-de-France
Popular Republican Movement politicians
Democratic Centre (France) politicians
Centre of Social Democrats politicians
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Union for French Democracy politicians
Democratic Force (France) politicians
The Republicans (France) politicians