Dominique Bussereau

Dominique Bussereau
Dominique Bussereau in 2009
French Minister of Agriculture
In office 2004–2007
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Jean-Pierre Raffarin Dominique de Villepin
Preceded by	Hervé Gaymard
Succeeded by	Christine Lagarde
Personal details
Born	13 July 1952 Tours, France
Nationality	French
Political party	UMP
Alma mater	Sciences Po

Dominique Bussereau (born 13 July 1952 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire) is a French politician, was Secretary of State for Transport within the government of François Fillon. Appointed to the post on 18 May 2007, he was previously Minister of Agriculture (2004–2007), Minister-Delegate for Aviation and Maritime Affairs (2002–2004) and Minister-Delegate for Budgets (2004).

Political career

Governmental functions

Secretary of State for Transport : 2007–2010.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Rural Affairs : 2004–2007.

Secretary of State for the Budget : March–November 2004.

Secretary of State for Transport and Sea : 2002–2004.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

MP of the Charente-Maritime's 4th constituency : 1986–1988 / 1993–2002 (Became secretary of State in 2002) / Re-elected in 2007, but he stays minister. Elected in 1986, re-elected in 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012.

Regional Council

Regional councillor of Poitou-Charentes : 1992–1993 (Resignation) / March–April 2004 (Resignation) / March–September 2010 (Resignation). Re-elected in 2004, 2010.

General Council

President of the Charente-Maritime's General Council : Since 2008.

General councillor of Charente-Maritime : Since 1985. Re-elected in 1992, 1998, 2004.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne : 1989–2002 (Resignation). Re-elected in 1995, 2001.

Deputy-mayor of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne : 2002–2008.

Municipal councillor of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne : 1989–2008. Re-elected in 1995, 2001.

Deputy-mayor of Royan : 1983–1989.

Municipal councillor of Royan : 1983–1989.

Honours

• 2007 – Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon (Japan).^[1]

Notes

1. Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA): 2007 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals, p. 1.