Alain Lamassoure

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Alain Lamassoure during Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting in Toulouse in April 2007

Alain Lamassoure (born 10 February 1944 in Pau) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-west of France. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.

He is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and a member of the EPP-ED bureau. He is also a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013.

[edit] Career

Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1964) and ENA (National School of Administration) (1968)
Auditor, Commissioner of Audit, then Senior Member of the Court of Auditors (1968–1973, 1976–1977, 1981–1986, 1997–1999)
Special adviser in the office of the Minister for Cultural Affairs (1973–1974)
Technical adviser in the offices of the Minister for Finance (1974–1976), the Minister for Infrastructure (1977–1978) and the President of the Republic (1978–1981)
Economic and social adviser (1985–1986)
Delegate, 'Perspectives et Réalités' clubs (1985–1989)
UDF spokesman (1988)
Vice-President of the UDF (1999–2002)
National Secretary of the UMP (since July 2003)
First Deputy Mayor of Anglet (1995–1999)
Mayor of Anglet (1999–2000)
Member of the Anglet Municipal Council (since 2000)
Chairman of the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz Urban Area Community Council (1995–2001)
Vice-Chairman of the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz Urban Area Community Council (since 2001)
Chairman of the Council of Elected Representatives of the Basque Country
Member of the National Assembly (1986–1993)
Minister with special responsibility for European Affairs (1993–1995)
Minister with special responsibility for the budget and government spokesman (1995–1997)
Member of the European Parliament (1989–1993 and since 1999)
Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control (1992–1993)
Representative of the European Parliament at the European Convention (2002–2003)
Vice-President of the European Movement - France (since 1999)
Knight of the Legion of Honour