Jacques Mézard
Jacques Mézard | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Council | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Emmanuel Macron |
| President | Laurent Fabius |
| Preceded by | Michel Charasse |
| Minister of Territorial Cohesion | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 16 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Richard Ferrand |
| Succeeded by | Jacqueline Gourault |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | |
| In office 17 May 2017 – 19 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Stéphane Le Foll |
| Succeeded by | Stéphane Travert |
| President of the European Democratic and Social Rally group in the Senate | |
| In office 4 October 2011 – 22 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Yvon Collin |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert Barbier |
| Senator for Cantal | |
| In office 17 November 2018 – 3 March 2019 | |
| In office 1 October 2008 – 17 June 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1947 Panthéon-Assas University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jacques Mézard (born 3 December 1947) is a French lawyer and politician of the Radical Party of the Left who has been serving as a member of the Constitutional Council since 2019. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Food in 2017 and Minister of Territorial Cohesion from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Radical Party of the Left (PRG), he was a Senator representing the Cantal department from 2008 to 2017, and again from 2018 until 2019.
Early life
Jacques Mézard was born in
Career
From 1971 to 1976, he worked as a lawyer in Paris and taught law at the
He served as Deputy Mayor of Aurillac from 1982 to 1993.[2] He also served as a member of the General Council of Cantal from 1994 to 2008.[2][1] After the 2008 Senate election, he was installed as a Senator for Cantal. He was reelected in 2014.[1] In 2011, he was chosen as President of the European Democratic and Social Rally group.
On 17 May 2017, Mézard was appointed
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