Léon Aimé Explained

Léon Aimé
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Constituency1:Vendée 2
Predecessor1:Philippe Mestre
Term Start1:2 May 1993
Term End1:21 April 1997
Office2:General Councillor of Vendée
Term Start2:15 May 1981
Term End2:23 March 2001
Office3:Mayor of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
Term Start3:20 April 1975
Term End3:24 June 1995
Predecessor3:Corentin Riou
Successor3:Gérard Commailleau
Birth Date:9 February 1924
Birth Place:Longeville-sur-Mer, Vendée, France
Nationality:French
Party:UDF
Occupation:farmer

Léon Aimé (9 February 1924 – 31 August 2021) was a French politician.

Aimé was born in Longeville-sur-Mer, and became a farmer in Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits. In 1965, he was elected to the municipal council, then became deputy mayor in 1971. Aimé won the mayoralty in 1975, and remained in office until 1995. Several terms in other political offices overlapped with Aimé's tenure as mayor. He was selected to replace, who had died in office, on the General Council of Vendée, in 1981. Aimé stepped down from the general council in 2001. From 1993 to 1997, Aimé was a member of the National Assembly, replacing Philippe Mestre, who had been appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs.[1] [2]

Aimé was awarded officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit, officier Ordre des Palmes académiques, and knight of the Legion of Honour.[3] [4] Aimé died, aged 97, on 31 August 2021.[1] At the time of Léon Aimé's death, his son,[1] Christian Aimé, was serving a second term as mayor of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Vendée : décès de Léon Aimé, ancien maire de Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits . 2 September 2021 . Le Journal . 1 September 2021 . fr.
  2. News: Leon Aimé . 2 September 2021 . National Assembly . fr.
  3. News: Décret du 31 décembre 2004 portant promotion et nomination . 2 September 2021 . Légifrance . 31 December 2004 . fr.
  4. News: Monsieur Léon Aimé . 2 September 2021 . Ouest France . 1 September 2021 . fr. Alternate URL
  5. News: Christian Aimé est élu maire de la commune . 2 September 2021 . Ouest France . 4 April 2014 . fr.
  6. News: Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits. Christian Aimé, candidat pour un second mandat . 2 September 2021 . Ouest France . 2 February 2020 . fr.