Simon Sutour (born 18 August 1952) is a member of the

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, representing the

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. He was voted one of the best 50 personalities to come from

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Career and Roles

Sutour was successively: Assistant Chief of Services for General of the Council of Gard (- 1985 ) Director of Services (DGS) of the General Council of Gard ( 1985 - 1993 ) Chief of council services in

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( located in

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) ( 1993 - 1995 ) Assistant Director of Services of the municipality of Nîmes ( in 1995 - 1998 )

Career in the Senate

He was successively: Secretary of the Senate Member of the Delegation for the European Union Member of the advisory board of audiovisual archives of justice Member of the National Review Board of State policies overseas Member of the Board of Directors of the Conservatory of coastal areas and lake shores Senator for Gard (permanently located in Nîmes) (since September 1998 )

Within the Socialist Party

During the 2007 presidential campaign, Simon Sutour was a member of the support committee in the Gard Ségolène Royal for which he campaigned for. In the 2012 presidential election, he campaigned for

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to represent the Socialist party. However

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won the election for who would represent what party and thus was supported by the party. François Hollande then went on to win the presidential election. In the second round of voting on 6 May 2012, François Hollande was elected President of the French Republic with 51.7% of the vote.

Roles in the Senate

Sutour chairs the Committee for European Affairs in the Senat. He is also a member of the Committee on Constitutional laws, legislation, universal suffrage, Regulations and general administration Sutour was also appointed

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on the free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States

Lectures

He recently lectured at a Socialist party conference on employment, education, purchasing power, research, as well as ecology and Europe. He concluded the second session with the speech "a new direction for Europe".

Honours and decorations

*Knight of the

National Order of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was ...

( 1998 )

References

External links

Page on the Senate website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutour, Simon 1952 births People from Sète Living people French senators of the Fifth Republic Senators of Gard