Jacques Auxiette | |
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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 | Montlevicq, Indre, France | 3 December 1940
Died | 10 December 2021 Angers, France | (aged 81)
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater | University of Clermont-Ferrand |
Profession | Teacher |
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]
He was one of the strongest opponents of the reunification of Loire-Atlantique to its historical region, Brittany.[5]