Patrick Bernasconi | |
Office: | President of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council |
President: | François Hollande Emmanuel Macron |
Term Start: | 1 December 2015 |
Predecessor: | Jean-Paul Delevoye |
Office1: | President of the Fédération nationale des travaux publics |
Term Start1: | 2005 |
Term End1: | 17 September 2013 |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1955 |
Birth Place: | Domjean, France |
Alma Mater: | École Spéciale des Travaux Publics |
Patrick Bernasconi (born 16 July 1955 in Domjean) is a French business executive. He is responsible for four public works companies. He was elected president of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council on 1 December 2015.[1]
A graduate of the École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, he was the president of the National Federation of Public Works (FNTP) from 2005 to 2013[2] and executive board member of the MEDEF.
As his surname suggests, Bernasconi is the grandson of an Italian bricklayer immigrant from Trentino (Molina di Ledro) who emigrated to Normandy in 1920.[3]