- Serge Vinçon
Serge Vinçon (
June 17 ,1949 –December 16 ,2007 ), was a French politician of the UMP party.Born in
Bourges , he was a college professor before a politician. He was elected senator of Cher onSeptember 24 ,1989 and re-elected onSeptember 27 ,1998 . He was chairman of the Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs from 2002 until his death and also held the position of mayor ofSaint-Amand-Montrond from 1983 until his death. His most notable position was the Vice-President of the Senate.Vinçon died of cancer on December 16, 2007 at the hospital of
Val de Grâce inParis .Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to him in a statement, referring to a "man of letters" and "a brilliant observer of the geopolitical developments of our time" who "will be remembered as a senator who embodies all the qualities of dialogue and compromise that House requires."External links
* [http://www.senat.fr/senfic/vincon_serge89045v.html His profile on the site of the French Senate]
* [http://www.sergevincon.com/ His personal site]
* [http://fr.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071216/tpl-senat-deces-ump-ee974b3_1.html Obituary]
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