Bernard Briand (; born 1974) is a French politician from
Archipelago Tomorrow. He has been
President of the Territorial Council of
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( ), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canadian province of ...
since 13 October 2020.
Early life and career
He is a physical education and sports (EPS)
teacher
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. w ...
and a youth and sports advisor.
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Political career
Vice-president of
Archipelago Tomorrow, Bernard Briand was a candidate in the
2008 French municipal elections
The French municipal elections of 2008 were held on 9 and 16 March to elect the municipal councils of France's 36,782 communes. The first task of each newly constituted municipal council was to elect a mayor.
Municipal councilors, and the may ...
in
Saint-Pierre, where he won 21.55% of the votes cast. He remained in opposition on the municipal council until 2015.
He was elected
President of the Territorial Council of
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( ), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canada, Canadian prov ...
on October 13, 2020, following the resignation of
Stéphane Lenormand for personal reasons. His right-wing list retained the majority with 51% of the vote in the
2022 elections, enabling him to be re-elected president of the territorial council on April 1, 2022.
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See also
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Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The Territorial Council () is the legislative branch of the government of the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It was previously known as the ''General Council'' (), but the name was changed to Territorial Council by a new French ...
References
1974 births
Living people
21st-century French politicians
Presidents of the Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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French schoolteachers