Alain Rousset (born 16 February 1951) is the

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president of the

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region of France, and a Deputy in the

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, representing the 7th constituency of the

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. He was elected to the Regional Council of Aquitaine in 1998 and then reelected in 2004, and he entered the National Assembly in 2007. He proposed a "Plan for Digital Aquitaine".

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''Le Monde'' 1951 births Living people Presidents of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Members of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Sciences Po alumni Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic People from Loire (department) Socialist Party (France) politicians {{France-politician-Socialist-stub