| Gérald J. Caussé | |
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| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| 5 April 2008 – incumbent | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gérald Jean Caussé 20 May 1963 Bordeaux, France |
Gérald Jean Caussé (born 20 May 1963) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2008 and is the first person from France to become a general authority in the history of the LDS Church.
Caussé was born in Bordeaux.[1] Prior to his call as a general authority, Caussé had served as general manager and member of the board of Pomona, France's largest food distributor. Since August 2009 he has served as a member of the three-member presidency of the LDS Church Europe Area.[2] Causse was raised as a Latter-day Saint.
Caussé was president of the Paris France Stake of the LDS Church from 2001 to 2007.[3] In April 2007, he became an Area Seventy in the Europe West Area of the church.[4] On 5 April 2008 Caussé became a member of the church's First Quorum of the Seventy.[1]
Caussé and his wife Valérie were married on Aug. 5, 1986 in the Bern Switzerland Temple. They are the parents of five children.
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