Jacques Auxiette

Jacques Auxiette
President of Pays de la Loire
Incumbent
Assumed office
2004
Personal details
Born 3 December 1940
Montlevicq, France France
Nationality French France
Political party French Socialist Party

Jacques Auxiette (born 3 December 1940 in Montlevicq, France) is a French politician, and is the current Regional Council President for the Pays de la Loire region in France.[1] Auxiette has been president since 2004,[2] and was re-elected to the office in the March 2010 council elections.[3] He is a member of the PS.[4]

He is one of the strongest opponents of the reunification of Loire-Atlantique to its historical region, Brittany.[5]

References

  1. "Site du Conseil régional des Pays de la Loire: Le président". Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. Royer, Solenn (March 22, 2010). "Pays de la Loire : le socialiste Jacques Auxiette fait le grand chelem". La Croix. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  3. AFP (March 26, 2010). "Jacques Auxiette réélu président du conseil régional des Pays-de-la-Loire". Le Point.fr. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. Feltin, Michel (March 29, 2004). "Jacques Auxiette". L'Express. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  5. Mofatt, J B (January 11, 2009). "Arrests Provide New Impetus to Breton Reunification Campaign". Agence Bretagne Presse. Retrieved 2 January 2011.