Jean-Marie Bockel
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| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
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| Preceded by | None |
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| Born | 22 June 1950 Mulhouse, France  |
| Political party | UMP |
Jean-Marie Bockel (born June 22, 1950 in Strasbourg) has been Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon since 18 March 2008, having previously been Secretary of State for Cooperation and La Francophonie since June 2007. He has been a member of the French National Assembly since 1981, when he stood as a Socialist Party candidate, and was Minister for Commerce in the Socialist Party government of Laurent Fabius between 1984 and 1986.
Bockel (commonly referred to at "JMB" in France) is a lawyer and has been mayor of Mulhouse since 1989. On the right wing of the Socialist Party, he declared himself to be an admirer and strong supporter of the policies of Tony Blair.
In November 2007 he announced the formation of a new centre-left political party, Modern Left (Gauche Moderne), following his resignation from the Socialist Party when joining the Sarkozy administration, and is using this party as a vehicle to campaign in the municipal elections of 2008 for a fourth term as mayor.
[edit] Political career
Governmental functions
Secretary of State for Prisons and Prison Reform : Since 2009.
Secretary of State for Defense and Veterans : 2008-2009.
Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony : 2007-2008.
Minister of Commerce, Handicrafts and Tourism : February-march 1986.
State Secretary to the Minister of Commerce, Handicrafts and Tourism : 1984-1986.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Haut-Rhin : 1981-1984 (Became secretary of State in 1984) / 1986-1993 / 1997-2002. Elected in 1981, reelected in 1986, 1988, 1997.
Senator of Haut-Rhin : 2004-2007 (Became secretary of State in 2007). Elected in 2004.
General Council
General councillor of Haut-Rhin : 1982-1989 (Resignation) / 1994-1997 (Resignation). Reelected in 1988, 1994.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Mulhouse : Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Municipal councillor of Mulhouse : Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Agglomeration community Council
President delegated of the Agglomeration community of Mulhouse Sud Alsace : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
Member of the Agglomeration community of Mulhouse Sud Alsace : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008.
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