Jean-Michel Bertrand
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Jean-Michel Bertrand (6 June 1943 at Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle – 19 February 2008 at the Hôpital Saint-Louis in Paris) was a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
Biography
[edit]A pharmacist by occupation, Jean-Michel Bertrand was elected mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse on 25 March 2001, then MP on 16 June 2002, for the twelfth legislature (2002–2007).
During his political career he was a member of the Council on National Road Safety (Conseil national de sécurité routière CNSR), and made 38 proposals on such issues.
For health reasons, Jean-Michel Bertrand was not a candidate re-election in 2007. Xavier Breton, 1st assistant to the mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse, was elected MP on 17 June 2007.
Sometimes nicknamed "the bulldozer of the Dombes" for municipal action, Jean-Michel Bertrand died on 19 February 2008 aged 64.[1] He was suffering from a Myelodysplastic syndrome.
Awards
[edit]By decree of the President dated 30 January 2008, Jean-Michel Bertrand was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Le maire de Bourg est mort". lyonmag.com (in French). 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- 1943 births
- 2008 deaths
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- Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Members of Parliament for Ain
- Regional councillors of France
- Mayors of places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Knights of the Legion of Honour
- Deaths from myelodysplastic syndrome
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