Alain Ferry (born 3 February 1952) is a French politician. A member of the Radical Party, he represented the 6th constituency of the Bas-Rhin in the

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for over 19 years, from 2 April 1993 to 19 June 2012. He has been the

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of Wisches in the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin () is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lower altitude among the two French Rhine departments: it is downstream of the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine) de ...

since 1989 and was a member of the General Council of the ''

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'' from 1992 to 2004. He is the founding President of the

Alsace-Moselle Memorial The Alsace-Moselle Memorial is a museum dedicated to World War II in the Alsace-Moselle region, which was annexed by Germany. The Memorial, which was inaugurated on 18 June 2005, is located in Schirmeck in Alsace, near the former Natzweiler-Strut ...

museum.

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1952 births Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Living people Mayors of places in Grand Est People from Baden-Baden Radical Party (France) politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians {{BasRhin-politician-stub