Jean Arthuis

Jean Arthuis is a politician French, born the October 7th 1944 with Saint-Martin-of-Wood (Maine-et-Loire).

Biography

If the circumstances wanted that he is born with Saint-Martin-of-Wood, his/her parents, merchants of Volaille resided at the time with Denazé. They settled with Castle-Gontier in 1947. After having been raises during seven years with the College-college Saint-Michel of Castle-Gontier, then to have passed from the studies to the National college of business of Nantes (today Audencia) and to the Institut of political studies of Paris, it begins its professional life in an international cabinet of To that the. It creates its cabinet of Expert-comptable in 1971, the year when it is elected mayor of Castle-Gontier. He is elected general adviser in 1976 and becomes vice-president of the general advice in 1982, then senator in 1983.

At the time of the presidential campaign of 2007, it works out with the economist Christian Saint-Etienne and the deputy Charles de Courson the economic program of Francois Bayrou. It planned in particular the installation of a social VAT in order to reduce the Délocalisation S of companies by reducing the labor costs. He announces to support Nicolas Sarkozy with the second turn. He recently stated to want to remain in UDF and not to join neither the Modem, nor the New Center.

Always senator of Mayenne, it currently occupies the president's functions of the committee of supply of the Senate.

Mandates:

1971 - 1995: Mayor of Castle-Gontier;
1983 - May 1995: Senator of the Mayenne (Group of the Center Union );
20/04/1986 - 20/01/1987: Secretary of State near the Minister for the social Affairs and Employment (Chirac government)
20/01/1987 -10/05/1988: Secretary of State, in charge of Consumption and Competition, near the minister of state, Minister for the Economy, Finances and Privatization;
18/05/1995 - 26/08/1995: Minister for Economic development and the Plan (Juppe government);
26/08/1995 - 07/11/1995: Minister for the Economy, Finances and the Plan, after the resignation of Alain Madelin;
7/11/1995 - 1997: Minister for the Economy and Finances (second Juppe government).
Since 1997: senator of Mayenne, President of, budgetary control and the economic account committee of supply of the Nation
Since March 1992: President of the general advice of the Mayenne.

See too

List of the presidents of the general advices in France
Blog of Jean Arthuis
His card on the site of the Senate

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