Jean-Pierre Soisson | |
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.jpg) Soisson in 2006 | |
| President of the Regional Council of Burgundy | |
| In office 16 March 1998 – 28 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-François Bazin |
| Succeeded by | François Patriat |
| Mayor of Auxerre | |
| In office 14 March 1971 – 5 April 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Moreau |
| Succeeded by | Jean Garnault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1934 Auxerre, France |
| Died | 27 February 2024 (aged 89) Auxerre, France |
| Political party | UMP, LD, UFD, RI |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
Jean-Pierre Soisson (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ swasɔ̃]; (9 November 1934 – 27 February 2024) was a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement. He was a deputy in the National Assembly of France for the first district of Yonne for several terms between 1968 and 2012; mayor of Auxerre from 1971 to 1998; President of the Regional Council of Burgundy (1992–1993 and 1998–2004); and national minister of youth, labour, public administration and agriculture.[1]
- ^ CV at National Assembly website (in French).