Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
) is a French politician. He was a member of the
Union for French Democracy
The Union for French Democracy ( ; UDF) was a centre-right political party in France. The UDF was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over ...
and is currently a member of the
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement ( ; UMP ) was a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in France, political party in France, largely inspired by the Gaullism, Gaullist tradition. During its existence, the UMP was o ...
. A veterinarian by profession, he has also been a senator from Saône-et-Loire since 26 September 2004.
Other positions
* Adjunct to the mayor of
Varennes-Saint-Sauveur
Varennes-Saint-Sauveur is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
The Sevron flows northward through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Solnan, which form ...
* President of the Communauté de communes du Canton de Cuiseaux
Former positions
* Deputy of Saône et Loire from 1986 to 1988, then deputy of the 6th district (Louhans) from 1988 to 1997, lost in 1997 to