Dominique Bussereau

Dominique Bussereau
Dominique Bussereau
	Dominique Bussereau in 2009
French Minister of Agriculture
	In office; 2004–2007
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Jean-Pierre Raffarin; Dominique de Villepin
Preceded by	Hervé Gaymard
Succeeded by	Christine Lagarde
Member of the National Assembly for Charente-Maritime's 4th constituency
	In office; 14 December 2010 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Beaulieu
Succeeded by	Raphaël Gérard
	In office; 2 April 1993 – 7 June 2002
Preceded by	Philippe Marchand
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Beaulieu
Personal details
Born	13 July 1952; Tours, France
Nationality	French
Political party	The Republicans (until 2018)
Alma mater	Sciences Po

Dominique Bussereau (born 13 July 1952 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire) is a French politician. He is president of the departmental council of Charente-Maritime since 2008 and president of the Assembly of the Departments of France since 2015.[1]

He was Secretary of State for Transport within the government of François Fillon. Appointed to the post on 18 May 2007, he was previously Minister of Agriculture (2004–2007), Minister-Delegate for Aviation and Maritime Affairs (2002–2004) and Minister-Delegate for Budgets (2004).

Political career

Governmental functions

Secretary of State for Transport : 2007–2010.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Rural Affairs : 2004–2007.

Secretary of State for the Budget : March–November 2004.

Secretary of State for Transport and Sea : 2002–2004.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

MP of the Charente-Maritime's 4th constituency : 1986–1988 / 1993–2002 (Became secretary of State in 2002) / Re-elected in 2007, but he stays minister. Elected in 1986, re-elected in 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012.

Regional Council

Regional councillor of Poitou-Charentes : 1992–1993 (Resignation) / March–April 2004 (Resignation) / March–September 2010 (Resignation). Re-elected in 2004, 2010.

General Council

President of the Charente-Maritime's General Council : Since 2008.

General councillor of Charente-Maritime : Since 1985. Re-elected in 1992, 1998, 2004.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne : 1989–2002 (Resignation). Re-elected in 1995, 2001.

Deputy-mayor of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne : 2002–2008.

Municipal councillor of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne : 1989–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001.

Deputy-mayor of Royan : 1983–1989.

Municipal councillor of Royan : 1983–1989.

Honours

2007 – Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon (Japan).[2]

Notes

"Dominique Bussereau a été élu patron des départements de France". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA): 2007 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals, p. 1.

Political offices
Preceded by Hervé Gaymard	Minister of Agriculture 2004–2007	Succeeded by Christine Lagarde

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[1] "Dominique Bussereau a été élu patron des départements de France". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2020.

[2] Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA): 2007 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals, p. 1.