Christian Bourquin
French politician
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| Intro | French politician | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 7 October 1954, Saint-Féliu-d'Amont | |
| Death | 26 August 2014Montpellier (aged 59 years) | |
| Star sign | Libra |
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Biography
Christian Bourquin (French: [buʁkɛ̃]; 7 October 1954 – 26 August 2014) was a French politician, a member of the Socialist Party. He was the president of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon from 2010.
Biography
Bourquin was born at Saint-Féliu-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales. He was elected Mayor of Millas in 1995, holding the post until 2001. Bourquin died, aged 59, at Montpellier, Hérault.
Elected office
- Deputy in the French National Assembly for the 3rd canton of Pyrénées-Orientales (1997 to 2002)
- Member of the PS National Office (2005 to 2008)
- General Council of Pyrénées-Orientales Canton of Millas, from 1994 to 2010.
- Chairman of the General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales, from 1998 to 2010.
- 1st Vice-President of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon in charge of Finance from 2004 to 2010.
- After the death of Georges Frêche, President of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, in October 2010, six months after his reelection, Christian Bourquin was elected President.
- In September 2010, Bourquin was elected as Senator for Pyrénées-Orientales constituency.
- "M. Christian Bourquin". Assemblee-nationale.fr.
- "Résultats des élections cantonales 2008 / Cantonales / Les résultats / Elections - Ministère de l'Intérieur" (in French). Interieur.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- [1] Archived December 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.