Joseph Kergueris (born 2 October 1938) was a member of the

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, who represented the

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department. He is a member of the

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Biography

Joseph Kergueris began his political career as mayor of

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in 1971. Known for his skills in conference management as member of the

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(UDF), Kergueris was elected senator on 23 September 2001, representing the Morbihan Department. In 2004, he was elected president of the Morbihan County Council, succeeding

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, president since 1998. Former member of the UDF, he stressed non-affiliation with the

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¹. He belonged to the pilot committee of Gather the Centrists, a club ran by his senate colleague

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, which became part of the

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in 2009.

Current Elected Offices

* President of Morbihan County Council since 2004. * Senator of Morbihan District since 2001. * General Advisor for the Pluvigner township since 1979.

Former Elected Offices

* Regional Advisor to

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, 1984 to 2001. * Mayor of Landévant, 1971 to 2004. * President of Community of Communes of pays d'Auray, 2002 to 2008.

References

1. Une partie du MoDem se rapproche du Nouveau Centre, Laurent de Boissieu, La Croix, 8 avril 2008, page 8

External links

Page on the Senate website
1938 births Living people Union for French Democracy politicians Centrist Alliance politicians French senators of the Fifth Republic Senators of Morbihan {{Morbihan-politician-stub