Jean-Pierre Masseret was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Moselle

Moselle

Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

 department from 1983 to 2011, when he losted elections. He is a member of the Socialist Party

Socialist Party (France)

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

. He is President of the Lorraine (region)

Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...

 region since 2004, reelected in 2010, after been member of the regional council since 1986. He was mayor of Talange

Talange

Talange is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....

 from 1995 to 1997, and Secretary of State for Veterans affairs from 1997 to 2001, in Lionel Jospin's Government. He was also municipal councillor of Metz

Metz

Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...

 and general councillor of Moselle

Moselle

Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

.