Jacques Auxiette
French politician (1940–2021)
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Jacques Auxiette (3 December 1940 – 10 December 2021) was a French politician, and was the Regional Council President for the Pays de la Loire region in France.[1] Auxiette was president between 2004 and 2015,[2] and was re-elected to the office in the March 2010 council elections.[3] He was a member of the Socialist Party.[4]
Preceded byJean-Luc Harousseau
Succeeded byBruno Retailleau
Preceded byPaul Caillaud
Succeeded byPierre Regnault
Jacques Auxiette | |
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Jacques Auxiette in 2007 | |
| President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire | |
| In office 2 April 2004 – 18 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Luc Harousseau |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Retailleau |
| Mayor of La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| In office 14 March 1977 – 1 April 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Caillaud |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Regnault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1940 |
| Died | 10 December 2021 (aged 81) |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| University of Clermont-Ferrand | |
| Profession | Teacher |
He was one of the strongest opponents of the reunification of Loire-Atlantique to its historical region, Brittany.[5]
