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Alain Lamassoure
Personal details
Born (1944-02-10) 10 February 1944 (age 80)
Pau, France
Political partyUnion for French Democracy
(Before 2002)
Union for a Popular Movement
(2002–2015)
Republicans (2015-present)
Alma materNational School of
Administration, Strasbourg
Institute of Political Studies,
Paris

Alain Lamassoure (born 10 February 1944 in Pau) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-west of France. He is a member of Les Républicains, which is part of the European People's Party, and was the chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets from July 2009 until June 2014.[1]

He is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and a member of the EPP-ED bureau. He is also a member of the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013. Lamassoure is a member of the Reconciliation of European Histories Group.[2]

He was in charge of writing parts of the Treaty of Lisbon.[3] Alain Lamassoure is a well-known pro-European. He is member of the European Movement France, which he has been vice-president of, and has a privileged relationship with the diverse European federalist groups.[4]

Career

  • Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1964) and ENA (National School of Administration) (1968)
  • Auditor, Commissioner of Audit, then Senior Member of the Court of Auditors (1968–1973, 1976–1977, 1981–1986, 1997–1999)
  • Special adviser in the office of the Minister for Cultural Affairs (1973–1974)
  • Technical adviser in the offices of the Minister for Finance (1974–1976), the Minister for Infrastructure (1977–1978) and the President of the Republic (1978–1981)
  • Economic and social adviser (1985–1986)
  • Delegate, 'Perspectives et Réalités' clubs (1985–1989)
  • UDF spokesman (1988)
  • Vice-President of the UDF (1999–2002)
  • National Secretary of the UMP (since July 2003)
  • First Deputy Mayor of Anglet (1995–1999)
  • Mayor of Anglet (1999–2000)
  • Member of the Anglet Municipal Council (since 2000)
  • Chairman of the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz Urban Area Community Council (1995–2001)
  • Vice-Chairman of the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz Urban Area Community Council (since 2001)
  • Chairman of the Council of Elected Representatives of the Basque Country
  • Member of the National Assembly (1986–1993)
  • Minister with special responsibility for European Affairs (1993–1995)
  • Minister with special responsibility for the budget and government spokesman (1995–1997)
  • Member of the European Parliament (1989–1993 and since 1999)
  • Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control (1992–1993)
  • Representative of the European Parliament at the European Convention (2002–2003)
  • Vice-President of the European Movement – France (since 1999)
  • Chairman of the Committee on Budgets (2009–2014)
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour

References

  1. ^ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/1204/ALAIN_LAMASSOURE_history.html
  2. ^ "About Us – Reconciliation of European Histories Group". Reconciliation of European Histories Group. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  3. ^ Template:Fr icon http://www.politiquemania.com/portrait-chinois-2.html
  4. ^ http://www.federalists.eu/uef/news/alain-lamassoure-a-case-for-an-optimistic-federalism/ 12 July 2011.
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