Serge Vinçon Explained

Serge Vinçon
Birth Date:17 June 1949
Death Date:16 December 2007
Occupation:French Politician

Serge Vinçon (17 June 1949  - 16 December 2007), was a French politician of the UMP party.

Career

Born in Bourges, Cher, he was a college professor before a politician. He was elected senator of Cher on 24 September 1989 and re-elected on 27 September 1998. he was also during this time a substitute for France in the European Parliament, from 1993 to 1998.[1] He was chairman of the Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs from 2004 until his death[2] [3] and also held the position of mayor of Saint-Amand-Montrond from 1983 until his death. His most notable position was the Vice-President of the Senate from 2001 to 2004.[4]

Vinçon died of a brain tumor on 16 December 2007 at the hospital of Val de Grâce in Paris.[5] Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to him in a statement, referring to a "man of letters" and "a brilliant observer of the geopolitical developments of our time" who "will be remembered as a senator who embodies all the qualities of dialogue and compromise that House requires."[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr Serge VINÇON (France) . pace.coe.int . 13 October 2024.
  2. Web site: INFORMATIONS SUR LA COMPOSITION DU SÉNAT au 31 décembre 2004 . www.senat.fr . 13 October 2024.
  3. News: Jeu de chaises musicales au Palais du Luxembourg . 13 October 2024 . Le Figaro . 24 December 2007 . fr.
  4. Web site: VINÇON Serge . Sénat . 13 October 2024 . fr-FR . 13 October 2024.
  5. News: Roger . Patrick . Serge Vinçon, sénateur (UMP) du Cher et maire de Saint-Amand-Montrond . 13 October 2024 . Le Monde . 21 December 2007 . fr.
  6. News: Sarkozy rend hommage à Serge Vinçon . 13 October 2024 . Le Figaro . 16 December 2007 . fr.