Georges Chometon Explained

Georges Chometon (born November 9, 1928, in Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel (Puy-de-Dôme)), is a former French politician.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Georges Chometon's first career was as a butcher.

In 1953, Chometon married Ginette Chometon. The couple had four daughters and celebrated their 60th anniversary in July 2013.^[3]

Offices to which he was elected

• Municipal council member in Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel (Puy-de-Dôme) from 1953
• Assistant mayor Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel from 1959 to 1971
• Mayor of Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel starting1971
• President of the Communauté de communes du Haut-Livradois from 2002 to present
• General Conseiller from Puy-de-Dôme from 1973 to 2004, elected in the (canton de Saint-Germain-l'Herm). He lost on March 28, 2004, to a candidate representing the "various left" (divers gauche) who was 34 years his junior.
• President of the Conseil général du Puy-de-Dôme de 1992 à 199x.
• Representative to the National Assembly from Puy-de-Dôme from March 16, 1986, to June 12, 1988.^{[1] [2]}

Political allegiance

• Union gaulliste (led by René Capitant)
• Mouvement républicain populaire (MRP)
• centriste (center)
• Centre of Social Democrats politicians (CDS) starting in 1978
• President of the CDS departmental federation in 1992
• Union for French Democracy (while a representative 1986-1988)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Georges Chometon - Informations générales . Assemblée Nationale (France) . fr.
2. Book: Varlet, Jean. Autoroutes, économie et territoires : actes du colloque SATCAR, Clermont-Ferrand, 18-19 mai 1995. 1997. CERAMAC. Clermont-Ferrand. 978-2-908470-08-6. 17 January 2011. 12.
3. Web site: Noces de diamant du couple Chometon . La Montagne . fr . 31 July 2013.