François Bonneau Explained

François Bonneau
Office:	President of the Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire
Term Start:	7 September 2007
Predecessor:	Michel Sapin
Birth Date:	12 October 1953
Birth Place:	Amilly, France
Nationality:	French
Party:	Socialist Party
Alma Mater:	University of Orléans

François Bonneau (pronounced as /fr/; born 12 October 1953) is a French educationalist, politician, and incumbent President of the Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire.^[1] He is a member of the Socialist Party.

He has served as

a representative member of the Montargis municipal council (1983–2008)
a representative member of the Centre-Val de Loire regional council (since 1998)
vice-president of the regional council (2004–2007),
president of the council since 2007 (taking over from Michel Sapin following the resignation of the latter, then being elected for a full term in that role in his own right in March 2010).

In the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Bonneau endorsed Martine Aubry as the party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election.^[2]

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