Jean Besson
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Jean Besson is a French politician. He is married and father of three children. He is currently Senator of Drôme
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(CFDT) since 1966. He is also a member of the social-democrat Socialist Party
(PS) since 1968. Assistant Mayor of Valence
from 1977 to 1983. Conseiller général of the Drôme
department from 1979 to 2004, Jean Besson was elected Senator in 1989 (September, the 24th), and re-elected in 1998 and in 2008. Vice-president of the Rhône-Alpes
region, delegated to the foreign relations from 2004 to 2010. Administrator of the company Gaz de France
(GDF) from 1999 to 2004, Chairman of Energie SDED since 1991 and Administrator of the company Entreprises Rhône-Alpes International (ERAI) since 2006. Jean Besson is a politician of the center-left.
Knight of the National Order of Merit (by the President of the French Republic, 1987).
Drôme
Drôme , a department in southeastern France, takes its name from the Drôme River.-History:The French National Constituent Assembly set up Drôme as one of the original 83 departments of France on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution...
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Biography
Employee at the PTT (former French postal service) from 1966 to 1985, insurance agent (1985–1991), Jean Besson is a member of the Confédération française démocratique du travailConfédération Française Démocratique du Travail
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(CFDT) since 1966. He is also a member of the social-democrat 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...
(PS) since 1968. Assistant Mayor of Valence
Valence, Drôme
Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois...
from 1977 to 1983. Conseiller général of the Drôme
Drôme
Drôme , a department in southeastern France, takes its name from the Drôme River.-History:The French National Constituent Assembly set up Drôme as one of the original 83 departments of France on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution...
department from 1979 to 2004, Jean Besson was elected Senator in 1989 (September, the 24th), and re-elected in 1998 and in 2008. Vice-president of the Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...
region, delegated to the foreign relations from 2004 to 2010. Administrator of the company Gaz de France
Gaz de France
Gaz de France was a French company which produced, transported and sold natural gas around the world, especially in France, its main market. The company was also particularly active in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other European countries. Through its part-owned Belgian subsidiary SPE...
(GDF) from 1999 to 2004, Chairman of Energie SDED since 1991 and Administrator of the company Entreprises Rhône-Alpes International (ERAI) since 2006. Jean Besson is a politician of the center-left.
Knight of the National Order of Merit (by the President of the French Republic, 1987).