Jean-Michel Bertrand was a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement

Union for a Popular Movement

The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...

 (UMP).

Biography

A pharmacist by occupation, Jean-Michel Bertrand was elected mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse is a commune in eastern France, capital of the Ain department, and was capital of the former province of Bresse . It is located north-northeast of Lyon.The inhabitants of Bourg-en-Bresse are known as Burgiens.-Geography:...

 on 25 March 2001, then MP on 16 June 2002, for the twelfth legislature (2002 - 2007).

During his political career he was a member of the Council on National Road Safety (Conseil national de sécurité routière CNSR), and made 38 proposals on such issues.

For health reasons, Jean-Michel Bertrand was not a candidate re-election in 2007. Xavier Breton

Xavier Breton

Xavier Breton is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the first constituency of the Ain department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.-References:...

, 1st assistant to the mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse, was elected MP on 17 June 2007.

Sometimes nicknamed "the bulldozer of the Dombes" for municipal action, Jean-Michel Bertrand died on 19 February 2008 aged 64. He was suffering from a Myelodysplastic syndrome

Myelodysplastic syndrome

The myelodysplastic syndromes are a diverse collection of hematological medical conditions that involve ineffective production of the myeloid class of blood cells....

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Awards

By decree of the President dated 30 January 2008, Jean-Michel Bertrand was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.