Jacques Masdeu-Arus Explained

Jacques Masdeu-Arus
Birth Date:7 August 1942
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Term Start:5 April 1988
Term End:6 August 2009
Predecessor:Robert Wagner
Successor:David Douillet
Office2:Mayor of Poissy
Term Start2:13 March 1983
Term End2:21 April 2008
Predecessor2:Joseph Tréhel
Successor2:Frédérik Bernard

Jacques Masdeu-Arus (7 August 1942 – 4 November 2018) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Yvelines department,[1] and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Biography

After an early career as an engineer, Jacques Masdeu-Arus became a councillor of Poissy in 1981 under Mayor Joseph Tréhel. Masdeu-Arus would succeed Tréhel as mayor after the municipal elections of 1983. He was also on the General Council of Yvelines from 1982 to 1988.

Following Robert Wagner's death in 1988, Masdeu-Arus became a member of the 12th constituency of Yvelines. He served until 2009, when the constituency was ended by the Constitutional Council.

In 2004, Masdeu-Arus supported a bill for the death penalty for terrorists, but voted against the death penalty in 2007.[2] In the National Assembly, he was a member of the Study of Tibet Committee.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS. 2010-07-04. French. National Assembly of France.
  2. Web site: CONGRÈS DU PARLEMENT - 2ème séance du 19 février 2007. 19 February 2007. Assemblée Nationale. French.
  3. Web site: GROUPE D'ÉTUDES SUR LE PROBLÈME DU TIBET. June 2002. Assemblée Nationale. French.