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Michel Mercier Minister of Justice Incumbent Assumed office
14 November 2010Prime Minister François Fillon Preceded by Michèle Alliot-Marie Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning In office
23 June 2009 – 13 November 2010Prime Minister François Fillon Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Bruno Lemaire Personal details Born 7 March 1947
Bourg-de-Thizy, FrancePolitical party Union for a Popular Movement (2009–present) Other political
affiliationsUnion for French Democracy (Before 2007)
Democratic Movement (2007–2009)Alma mater Lyon Institute of Political Science Profession Professor Michel Mercier (born 7 March 1947) is a French politician and cabinet minister since 2009.
After studying law and graduation from the Lyon IEP, he taught finance and local government law at the Faculty of Law of Lyon II.
Elected Senator from the Rhône on September 24, 1995, he was the right's official candidate in the municipal elections in 2001 in Lyon, incumbent Mayor Raymond Barre having refused to run for re-election. Arriving behind the right-wing dissident list supported by Charles Millon in his sector, the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, he decided to withdraw in favor of Jean-Michel Dubernard, who established an alliance with Charles Millon. The Socialist Gérard Collomb was elected Mayor of Lyon.
He was re-elected Senator on 26 September 2004. General councillor for the canton of Thizy, he is also President of the General Council of Rhône since February 1990. Treasurer of the UDF, he remained loyal to the opposition of François Bayrou vis-à-vis the government of Dominique de Villepin.
President of the Centrist Union Senate group since 2002, he remained faithful to François Bayrou by joining the MoDem. On 30 January 2008, Michel Mercier, by favouring an alliance with the UMP in Lyon, whose list was led by Dominique Perben for the 2008 municipal elections signaled his disagreement with the strategy of François Bayrou by resigning the presidency of the MoDem in Rhône. He remained MoDem treasurer and member of the executive board of the MoDem until his appointment to the government.
On 23 June 2009, he joined the government of François Fillon as Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning. He announced his hiatus from the MoDem and was replaced as treasurer by Jean-Jacques Jégou. From 14 November 2010 he is Minister of justice in the 3rd government of François Fillon.
Political career
Governmental functions
Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice and Freedoms : Since 2010.
Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning : 2009–2010.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Rhône (departement) (departement) : 1993–1995 (Resignation, elected senator in 1995).
Senate of France
Senator of Rhône (departement) : 1995–2009 (Became minister in 2009). Elected in 1995, reelected in 2004.
Regional Council
Vice-president of the Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes : 1992–1993 (Resignation).
Regional councillor of Rhône-Alpes : 1992–1993 (Resignation).
General Council
President of the General Council of Rhône (departement) : Since 1990. Reelected in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008.
General councillor of Rhône (departement) : Since 1978. Reelected in 1979, 1985, 1992, 1998, 2004.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Thizy, Rhône : 1977–2001. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995.
Deputy-Mayor of Thizy, Rhône : since 2006. Reelected in 2008.
Municipal councillor of Thizy, Rhône : Since 1971. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.
Community of communes Council
President of the Communauté de communes of Pays d'Amplepuis Thizy : 1994–2001. Reelected in 1995.
1st vice-president of the Communauté de communes of Pays d'Amplepuis Thizy : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Member of the Communauté de communes of Pays d'Amplepuis Thizy : Since 1994. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Decorations
Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (lieutenancy of France)
References
Political offices New office Minister of Rural Areas and Spatial Planning
2009–2010Succeeded by
Bruno LemairePreceded by
Michèle Alliot-MarieMinister of Justice
2010–presentIncumbent François Fillon | Jean-Louis Borloo | Michèle Alliot-Marie | Bernard Kouchner | Hervé Morin | Brice Hortefeux | Xavier Darcos | Christine Lagarde | Éric Wœrth | Éric Besson | Luc Chatel | Bruno Le Maire | Valérie Pécresse | Frédéric Mitterrand | Roselyne Bachelot | Michel MercierG8 Justice Ministers Categories:- 1947 births
- Living people
- People from Rhône
- Union for French Democracy politicians
- Democratic and Social Centre (France) politicians
- Democratic Movement (France) politicians
- French Senators of the Fifth Republic
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