Joseph Kergueris
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Joseph Kergueris is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Morbihan
Morbihan
Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...

 department. He is a member of the Centrist Union
Centrist Union
The Centrist Union is a current parliamentary group in the French Senate founded in 1983. As of April 2009, the UC group has 29 Senators.Since the 2008 Senate elections, the group is known as the Centrist Union. Prior to that, between 2005 and 2008, it was known as the Centrist Union-Union for...

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Biography

Joseph Kergueris began his political career as mayor of Landévant
Landévant
Landévant is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:* * -External links:* *...

 in 1971. Known for his skills in conference management as member of the Union for French Democracy
Union for French Democracy
The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's...

 (UDF), Kergueris was elected senator in 23 September 2001, representing the Morbihan Department.

In 2004, he was elected president of the Morbihan County Council, succeeding Jean-Charles Cavaillé, president since 1998.

Former member of the UDF, he stressed non-affiliation with the Democratic Movement
Democratic Movement
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1. He belonged to the pilot committee of Gather the Centrists, a club ran by his senate colleague Jean Arthuis
Jean Arthuis
Jean Arthuis is a French politician and member of the Senate of France. He has held various ministerial positions, especially regarding finances, and is now head of the Finance Commission of the French Senate.He is the President of the Centrist Alliance political party and is a member of the...

, which became part of the Centrist Alliance
Centrist Alliance
The ' is a centrist political party in France.It was founded in June 2009 by Jean Arthuis, a former member of the Union for French Democracy and currently Senator for the Mayenne department, where he also serves as President of the General Council.The party is seen as a successor to Arthuis'...

 in 2009.

Current Elected Offices

  • President of Morbihan County Council since 2004.
  • Senator of Morbihan District since 2001.
  • General Advisor for the Pluvigner
    Pluvigner
    Pluvigner is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Pluvigner are called in French Pluvignois.As of 1999 census, the town has a population of 5428...

     township since 1979.

Former Elected Offices

  • Regional Advisor to Brittany, 1984 to 2001.
  • Mayor of Landévant, 1971 to 2004.
  • President of Community of Communes of pays d'Auray, 2002 to 2008.

Reference

1. Une partie du MoDem se rapproche du Nouveau Centre, Laurent de Boissieu, La Croix, 8 avril 2008, page 8

External links

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