Robert Grossmann

Robert Grossmann , born the October 14th 1940 with Strasbourg, is a French Politician.

Biography

Robert Grossmann is graduate of a control in right of the Faculty of Law and letters of Strasbourg. He exerts then the trade of insurer and takes his professional retirement in December 2002 to devote itself to the presidency of the Urban community of Strasbourg and his functions of Mayor delegated to with dimensions of Fabienne Keller.

In 1965, Robert Grossmann founds the UJP, which will be the organization of the young gaullists at the time of the years 1960-1970. It will maintain then with the Général de Gaulle, her Prime Ministers and his Minister for the Culture, André Malraux, of the links as close as privileged. Robert Grossmann is annually made re-elect with the presidency of this movement, which is the most important movement of young people in France, until in 1972, date on which it is withdrawn, estimating that it was too old. He then becomes a personality impossible to circumvent of the gaullists mediums and is predestined with a brilliant career. In spite of these promising beginnings, the political career of Robert Grossmann will remain " régionale" although he was never elected appointed.

President of UJP, Robert Grossmann will not have of cease to form, with the request express of the general, the political generations of after De Gaulle. Thus UJP, under the impulse of Robert Grossmann, will put the foot at the clamp with personalities as different as Michel Barnier, Alain Carignon or Jean-Louis Bourlanges. It is also there that Robert Grossmann will discover a twenty year old young man, Nicolas Sarkozy, that it will not be long in propelling to the front of the scene. The two men will preserve a very strong friendship consequently.

Elected official city council man and general of Strasbourg as of 1965, Robert Grossmann will constantly be made re-elect at the municipal council of Strasbourg, the general advice of the the Low-Rhine and the district council of Alsace. He will impel political volunteers in these communities, in particular in the field of the culture.

At the time of the local elections of 2001, Robert Grossmann is the fellow candidate of Fabienne Keller with Strasbourg. Victorious, it will assume the chairmanship of the Urban community of Strasbourg, while Fabienne Keller will occupy the town hall of Strasbourg. They make perdurer thus a form of governorship it " tandem" - Since his election, president Sarkozy received several times Robert Grossmann, both in Strasbourg and in Paris. He entrusted to him the pérsidence of the National association of the Town councilors, body of training and gathering of the town councilors close to UMP. He voluntarily leaves this function since he is in load of the presidency of the Association of the Urban communities of France, function in which he succeeds Gerard Collomb. He created Eurodistrict CUS-Ortenau of which he is since 2004 carries it French word out of tandem vec Edith Schreiner mayor of Offenburg of with dimensions German.

Political commitment

  • General advice of the Low-Rhine:

    • 1967 - 1979: General adviser of the the Low-Rhine (Strasbourg-Meinau Canton)
    • 1982 - 2001: General adviser of the the Low-Rhine (Strasbourg-Robertsau Canton)
    • 1994 - 2001: Vice-president of the General advice of the the Low-Rhine

  • District council of Alsace:

    • 1992 - 1998: President of the Commission Culture and Sport
    • 1998 - 2004: Vice-president of the District council of Alsace and chair commission “cultural development, sport, regional identity and European opening”

  • Economic and Social Council:

    • 1968 - 1974: Member of the Economic and Social Council
    • 1994 - 1999: Member of the Economic and Social Council - group of the qualified personalities

  • Political:

    • 1965 - 1972: Founder president of the Union of the young people for progress (UJP)
    • 1974: Assistant general secretary UDR, member of the Central committee, then National council
    • 1998: National delegate of the RPR, charged with the European businesses, member of the executive commission
    • 1999: National delegate of the RPR, in charge of the relationships to the associated movements
    • 2000: National delegate of the RPR, in charge with the organization and the relationships to the associated movements
    • Since 2002: Member of the UMP

Responsibilities in the associative movement

  • 1979-1999 : President Général of Association Sports and Leisures of Robertsau

  • Since 1986: President of the Orchestra of Harmony “Caecilia 1880” of Robertsau
  • Since 1987: President-founder of the Center European of Contemporary Artistic actions
  • 1993-2004: President of the Cultural Agency of Alsace and Regional President of the Funds of Art
  • Since 1999: Honorary president of Association Sports and Leisures of Robertsau
  • Since 2005: President of the ANDL (National association for the Local democracy)

Decorations

  • 1975 : Knight of the National order of the Merit

  • 1991: Academic palms
  • 1997: Knight of Arts and Letters
  • 2000: Gold medal of Youth and the Sports
  • 2001: Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
  • 2007: Officer of the national order of the merit

Works

  • Countess of Pourtalès: A French court in imperial Alsace 1836 - 1870 - 1914 , Editions the Blue Cloud, 1995
  • the choice of Malraux, Alsace one second fatherland , Editions the Blue Cloud, 1997
  • Control on my language , Editions the Blue Cloud, 1999
  • the minority Republic against the communautarism , Michalon Editions, 2002 (with François Miclo)

External bonds

  • the blog notes of Robert Grossmann
  • Radioscopy of Robert Grossmann Ina Files Tele

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