Jean-Marie Vanlerenberghe
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Jean-Marie Vanlerenberghe (born 29 March 1939 ) is a French
politician
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Vanlerenberghe was born in Bully-les-Mines
, Pas-de-Calais. He has served as mayor of Arras
since June 1995, and was elected UDF senator from the Pas-de-Calais at the elections of 2001.
A centrist, Vanlerenberghe joined the MoDem of François Bayrou
in 2007, and now sits with a sizeable MoDem contingent at the Palais du Luxembourg.
Vanlerenberghe is an engineer by training, having studied at the Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers in Lille
and holding a degree from the Centre des Hautes Études de la Construction. He worked in Arras for the Public Works Commission, also holding jobs from 1964 to 1974 at Rhone-Poulenc-textile and the Centre d'Études Supérieurs Industrielles.
From 1981 to 1986, he led the Fédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel Agricole et Rural in Paris; from 1990 to 1993, he directed the Conseil en Développement d'Entreprises et Ressources Humaines.
France
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politician
Politician
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Vanlerenberghe was born in Bully-les-Mines
Bully-les-Mines
Bully-les-Mines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France, seat of the canton in the arrondissement of Lens. It forms part of the Lens-Liévin urban area, which encompasses thirty-six French communes and 250,000 inhabitants..-History:...
, Pas-de-Calais. He has served as mayor of Arras
Arras
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect...
since June 1995, and was elected UDF senator from the Pas-de-Calais at the elections of 2001.
A centrist, Vanlerenberghe joined the MoDem of François Bayrou
François Bayrou
François Bayrou is a French centrist politician, president of Union for French Democracy since 1998 and was a candidate in the 2002 and 2007 French presidential elections. In the first round, he received 18.6% of the vote, finishing in 3rd place and therefore was eliminated from the race....
in 2007, and now sits with a sizeable MoDem contingent at the Palais du Luxembourg.
Vanlerenberghe is an engineer by training, having studied at the Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers in Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
and holding a degree from the Centre des Hautes Études de la Construction. He worked in Arras for the Public Works Commission, also holding jobs from 1964 to 1974 at Rhone-Poulenc-textile and the Centre d'Études Supérieurs Industrielles.
From 1981 to 1986, he led the Fédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel Agricole et Rural in Paris; from 1990 to 1993, he directed the Conseil en Développement d'Entreprises et Ressources Humaines.
Former mandates
- Deputy to the European Parliament
- Member of the French Parliamentary Delegation for the European Union
- Member of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Health Policy
- Regional counsellor for Nord-Pas-de-Calais