Jean Dionis du Séjour explained

Jean Dionis du Séjour
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
for Lot-et-Garonne's 1st constituency
Term Start1:19 June 2002
Term End1:19 June 2012
Predecessor1:Alain Veyret
Successor1:Lucette Lousteau
Office:Mayor of Agen
Term Start:22 March 2008
Predecessor:Alain Veyret
Office2:Member of the
Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Term Start2:4 January 2016
Office3:Member of the
Regional Council of Aquitaine
Term Start3:29 March 2004
Term End3:16 March 2008
Birth Date:21 September 1956
Birth Place:Agen, France
Nationality:French
Otherparty:Centre of Social Democrats (1990s)
Democratic Force (1990s)
Alma Mater:École Centrale Paris
Profession:Engineer

Jean Dionis du Séjour (pronounced as /fr/; born 21 September 1956), also known as Jean Dionis, is a French politician who has served as Mayor of Agen since 2008. A member of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), he is formerly a member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF) and The Centrists (LC).[1] He represented the 1st constituency of the Lot-et-Garonne department in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2012.

Biography

Dionis du Séjour was a Deputy Mayor of Agen from 1995 to 2001 under Mayor Paul Chollet. He retained a seat in the municipal council of Agen until his resignation in 2004.[2]

He served as the deputy in the National Assembly for the 1st constituency of the Lot-et-Garonne department from 2002 to 2012.[3] He was elected to the mayorship of Agen following the 2008 municipal election.[4]

He lost his parliamentary seat at the 2012 legislative election, which he unsuccessfully tried to regain at the 2017 election under the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) banner with the support of The Republicans (LR),[5] when he was defeated in the second round by Michel Lauzzana of La République En Marche! (LREM).

He was elected a member of the newly-established Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine at the 2015 regional election,[6] having previously held a seat in the Regional Council of Aquitaine from 2004 until his resignation in 2008.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agen : le maire Jean Dionis rejoint le Modem. 19 September 2024. French. Sud Ouest. Bastien Souperbie. 3 May 2018.
  2. Web site: JEAN DIONIS DU SÉJOUR. 19 September 2024. French. National Assembly of France.
  3. Web site: Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés : M. Jean Dionis du Séjour. 12 July 2010. French. National Assembly of France.
  4. Web site: Résultats des municipales 2020 : à Agen, le maire sortant Jean Dionis du Séjour réélu au premier tour. 19 September 2024. French. France 3 Régions. 15 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Jean Dionis candidat sur Agen-Nérac. 19 September 2024. French. La Dépêche. Sébastien Bouchereau. 14 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Le maire baisse sa rémunération après son élection au conseil régional. 19 September 2024. French. La Dépêche. 9 January 2016.