Jacques Boyon (30 September 1934 – 15 January 2019) was a French politician who served as Deputy of the National Assembly for

Ain Ain (, ; ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...

from 1978 to 1981, 1986 to 1988, and 1988 to 1997. He was also mayor of

Pont-d'Ain Pont-d'Ain (; Arpitan: ''Pont d'En'', also ''Lo Pont d'En''; "Bridge of Ain") is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. It is best known for its Château de Pont-d'Ain (Castle of Pont-d'Ain) ...

, president of the General Council of Ain, and secretary of state for defense under

Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, ; ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Pari ...

's government from 1986 to 1988.Décès de Jacques Boyon, ancien député de l'Ain et maire de Pont-d'Ain

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Early life

Jacques Boyon was the son of Marc Boyon, a normalist and aggregator of grammar, and a teacher of letters, history and geography, and brother of Michel Boyon. Jacques Boyon was a member of the Honorary Committee of the Initiative and Freedom Movement. A former pupil of the ENA, he was appointed in 1960 Auditor at the Court of Auditors.

Political career

He was promoted to a councilor in 1986. He was deputy in the National Assembly for Ain, mayor of

, president of the General Council of Ain and secretary of state for defense under the government of cohabitation of Jacques Chirac from 1986 to 1988. He was president of the Lake Geneva Council from 1989 to 1991. He was then Chairman of the Board of the Institute of International and Strategic Relations between 2005 and 2012.

References

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