Pierre Méhaignerie Explained

Pierre Méhaignerie
Office:Mayor of Vitré
Term Start:25 March 1977
Term End:25 May 2020
Predecessor:René Crinon
Successor:Isabelle Le Callennec
Office2:Minister of Justice
Term Start2:30 March 1993
Term End2:11 May 1995
President2:François Mitterrand
Primeminister2:Édouard Balladur
Predecessor2:Michel Vauzelle
Successor2:Jacques Toubon
Office3:Deputy of Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency
Term Start3:1995
Term End3:2012
Predecessor3:Danielle Dufeu
Successor3:Isabelle Le Callennec
Birth Date:4 May 1939
Birth Place:Balazé, France
Children:2
Party:UDI

Pierre Méhaignerie (born 4 May 1939) is a French politician. He is a former deputy of the Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency and the former mayor of Vitré (re-elected in March 2008).

Career

He was elected in 1973 to the French parliament in the Ille-et-Vilaine's 3rd constituency and became mayor of Vitré in 1977.[1] He was Minister of Agriculture from 1977 to 1981 and Minister of Justice[2] from 1993 to 1995. A former member of the UDF political party, he was general secretary of the right-wing UMP from 2004 to 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lesacher, Alain-François . Pierre Méhaignerie, 40 ans au carrefour des centres . Moulin . Samuel . 2009 . Éd. "Ouest-France" . 978-2-7373-4832-7 . Écrits . Rennes.
  2. News: Cohen. Roger. French Immigration Curbs Provoke Cabinet Rift. 2 February 2011. The New York Times. 23 June 1993.