Daniel Spagnou
French politician (1940–2026)
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Daniel Spagnou (22 September 1940 – 31 August 2026) was a French politician who was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the second constituency of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department[2] as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement from 2002 to 2012.
Daniel Spagnou | |
|---|---|
| Deputy to the National Assembly of France | |
| In office 2002–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Honde |
| Succeeded by | Christophe Castaner |
| Constituency | Alpes de Haute Provence 2nd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1940 Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France |
| Died | 31 August 2026 (aged 85) Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France[1] |
| Party | UMP Agir |
Life and career
Daniel Spagnou was born in Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France on 22 September 1940. He worked as a savings bank manager.
He entered politics by becoming mayor of Sisteron on 14 March 1983. He held this position until his death, his list having obtained 57% of the votes cast in 2020.
From 15 April 1985 to 18 March 2001 he was a member of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence General Council. He was vice-president from 1988 to 2001.
For 10 years, from 23 March 1992 to 1 July 2002, he was also a member of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council, of which he was vice-president from 1992 to 1998.
On 16 June 2002, he was elected deputy for the 2nd constituency of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence for the 12th legislature (2002–2007). He beat outgoing MP Robert Honde, former PRG mayor of Manosque in the second round, collecting 59.91% of the vote in the second round.
Spagnou was re-elected deputy on 17 June 2007, for the 13th legislature (2007–2012), beating, in the second round, Christophe Castaner, the PS mayor of Forcalquier, with 53.97% of the vote. He sat in the UMP group. He belonged to the Committee on Cultural Affairs and was a member of the National Assembly delegation on women's rights and equal opportunities between men and women.
He was a member of the National Assembly's Tibet Study Group.[3]
In January 2011, he announced on his site that he would not be a candidate in the 2012 legislative elections.[4]
At the end of 2017, he joined Agir, the constructive right.
Spagnou died on 31 August 2026, at the age of 85.[1]
Titles
- Officer of the Legion of Honour, 14 July 2019.[5]
- Knight of the Legion of Honour, 1999.
