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Léon Bertrand
Léon Bertrand (born 11 May 1951) is a French politician. Previously a professor of physics and biology, he was Mayor of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni from 1983 until 2018. He was elected to the French National Assembly for the Rally for the Republic representing French Guiana's 2nd constituency in 1988 and was reelected at every election till 2007. Biography He described himself in an article published in the French daily Libération when he was a minister, in 2005: "''Born on the banks of the Maroni River, in Guyana, a French département in Amazonia situated 7,000 km afar from Paris, grandson of a convict from Vendée who had married a Black woman after his liberation, son of a Creole father and of an Amerindian Surinamese mother, I am Léon Bertrand, with a name typically French but with a physical appearance typically exotic.''"french: Léon BertrandLa République, l'affaire de tous. Les violences en banlieue ne doivent pas être traitées comme de simples problèmes d'ordre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Tourism (France)
The Minister of Tourism is a cabinet member in the Government of France, frequently combined with Minister of Transportation, Minister of Public Works ("Ministre de l'Equipement"), Minister of Housing ("Logement"), Minister of Territorial Development ("Aménagement du territoire") and Minister of the Sea. The current position of Minister of State for Foreign Trade, the Promotion of Tourism and French Nationals Abroad is held by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne Ministers of Tourism (1948 - present) *5 September 1948 - 11 September 1948 : Henri Queuille *11 September 1948 - 7 February 1950 : Christian Pineau *7 February 1950 - 2 July 1950 : Jacques Chastellain *2 July 1950 - 12 July 1950 : Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury *12 July 1950 - 8 March 1952 : Antoine Pinay *8 March 1952 - 28 June 1953 : André Morice *28 June 1953 - 19 June 1954 : Jacques Chastellain *19 June 1954 - 14 August 1954 : Jacques Chaban-Delmas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |