Gilles Savary

Gilles Savary (born 6 December 1954 in Oradour-sur-Vayres, Haute-Vienne) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Île-de-France. He is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism.

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with Iran, and a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013.

Career

* Master's degree in economics (1975)
* Specialised higher degree (DESS) in regional planning and regional development (1976)
* Postgraduate diploma (DEA) in regional and urban analysis (1977)
* Technical adviser in the office of the Chairman of the Aquitaine Regional Council (1982-1985), then in the office of the Chairman of the Tarn-et-Garonne Regional Council (1985-1987), then in the office of the State Secretary for Local Government Administration at the Ministry of the Interior (1988)
* Head of the office of the Chairman of the Gironde Regional Council (1988-1992)
* Visiting lecturer in economics, Bordeaux Institute of Political Studies (1992-1999)
* Member of the Socialist Party national council (since 1997)
* National responsibility in the Socialist Party for public services (2001-2003)
* Vice-Chairman of the National Federation of Socialist and Republican Elected Representatives (1997-2001)
* Leader of the Socialist Group on Bordeaux City Council (1995-2004)
* Vice-Chairman of the Gironde Departmental Council (since 2004)
* Vice-Chairman of the Aquitaine Regional Council (1998-1999)
* Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
* Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Transport, Tourism and Regional Policy (1999-2004) and Chairman of the Intergroup on the Sky and Space (2000-2004)
* Knight of the National Order of Merit (1999)

External links

* [http://www.gilles-savary.fr/ Official website] (in French)
* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/whos_mep.data?ilg=EN&iucd=4306 European Parliament biography]
* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6-dif/4306_20-07-2004.PDF Declaration of financial interests] (in French; PDF file)