Michel Pélieu (born 26 June 1946) is a French politician.
Biography
A member of the
Radical Left Party (PRG), Pélieu was elected mayor of
Loudenvielle from 1977 to 2011. In 1985, he became general counsel of the canton of Bordères-Louron, in
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/ Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs ; alts piɾiˈneʊs ) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. The department is bordered by Pyrénées-Atlantiques to t ...
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Since the French senate elections in 2001, he has been the deputy of
François Fortassin.
During the local elections of 2011, he was elected with 70% of votes in the canton of Bordères-Louron and ran for the presidency of the General Council, facing past president
Josette Durrieu. After a tight turn, Pélieu became chairman of the Departmental Council of Hautes-Pyrénées.
At the departmental elections of 2015, partnering with Maryse Beyrié (
PS), they earned 75.13% of the vote in the canton of Neste, Aure, and Louron. Pélieu was re-elected head of the department 31–3.
Distinctions
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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 society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...
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Notes and references
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1946 births
Living people
Officers of the Legion of Honour
Radical Party of the Left politicians
Hautes-Pyrénées
Senators of Hautes-Pyrénées