Pierre Méhaignerie | |
|---|---|
 Pierre Méhaignerie in 2011 | |
| Mayor of Vitré | |
| In office 25 March 1977 – 25 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | René Crinon |
| Succeeded by | Isabelle Le Callennec |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 30 March 1993 – 11 May 1995 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Balladur |
| Preceded by | Michel Vauzelle |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Toubon |
| Member of the National Assembly for Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency | |
| In office 1995–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Danielle Dufeu |
| Succeeded by | Isabelle Le Callennec |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1939 Balazé, France |
| Political party | UDI |
| Spouse |
Julie Harding (m. 1965) |
| Children | 2 |
Pierre Méhaignerie (born 4 May 1939) is a French politician. He is a former deputy of the Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency and the former mayor of Vitré (re-elected in March 2008).
Career
He was elected in 1973 to the French parliament in the Ille-et-Vilaine's 3rd constituency and became mayor of Vitré in 1977. He was Minister of Agriculture from 1977 to 1981 and Minister of Justice[1] from 1993 to 1995. A former member of the UDF political party, he was general secretary of the right-wing UMP from 2004 to 2007.
References
- ↑ Cohen, Roger (23 June 1993). "French Immigration Curbs Provoke Cabinet Rift". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
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