Alain Lamassoure Explained

Alain Lamassoure
Birth Date:	10 February 1944
Birth Place:	Pau, France
Alma Mater:	National School of Administration, Strasbourg Institute of Political Studies, Paris

Alain Lamassoure (born 10 February 1944 in Pau) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-west of France. He was a member of Les Républicains, which is part of the European People's Party, and was the chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets from July 2009 until June 2014.^[1]

He is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and a member of the EPP-ED bureau. He was also a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013. Lamassoure is a member of the Reconciliation of European Histories Group.^[2]

He was in charge of writing parts of the Treaty of Lisbon.^[3] Alain Lamassoure is a well-known pro-European. He is a member of the European Movement France, which he has been vice-president of, and has a privileged relationship with the diverse European federalist groups.^[4]

Career

• Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1964) and ENA (National School of Administration) (1968)
• Auditor, Commissioner of Audit, then Senior Member of the Court of Auditors (1968–1973, 1976–1977, 1981–1986, 1997–1999)
• Special adviser in the office of the Minister for Cultural Affairs (1973–1974)
• Technical adviser in the offices of the Minister for Finance (1974–1976), the Minister for Infrastructure (1977–1978) and the President of the Republic (1978–1981)
• Economic and social adviser (1985–1986)
• Delegate, 'Perspectives et Réalités' clubs (1985–1989)
• UDF spokesman (1988)
• Vice-president of the UDF (1999–2002)
• National Secretary of the UMP (since July 2003)
• First Deputy Mayor of Anglet (1995–1999)
• Mayor of Anglet (1999–2000)
• Member of the Anglet Municipal Council (since 2000)
• Chairman of the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz Urban Area Community Council (1995–2001)
• Vice-chairman of the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz Urban Area Community Council (since 2001)
• Chairman of the Council of Elected Representatives of the Basque Country
• Member of the National Assembly (1986–1993)
• Minister with special responsibility for European Affairs (1993–1995)
• Minister with special responsibility for the budget and government spokesman (1995–1997)
• Member of the European Parliament (1989–1993 and since 1999)
• Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control (1992–1993)
• Representative of the European Parliament at the European Convention (2002–2003)
• Vice-president of the European Movement – France (since 1999)
• Chairman of the Committee on Budgets (2009–2014)
• Knight of the Legion of Honour

External links

• Official website (in French)
• European Parliament biography
• Declaration of financial interests (in French)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home | MEPs | European Parliament.
2. Web site: About Us – Reconciliation of European Histories Group. 21 April 2010. Reconciliation of European Histories Group. 1 August 2011.
3. http://www.politiquemania.com/portrait-chinois-2.html
4. http://www.federalists.eu/uef/news/alain-lamassoure-a-case-for-an-optimistic-federalism/ 12 July 2011.