Roland Ries (born 11 January 1945) is a French politician from

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who has held several posts on local, regional and national level between 1997 and 2020. A member of the

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and

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between 2008 and 2020 Ries also serves as the first President of the Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict's Council since 2010. Ries had already been the mayor of Strasbourg (and the President of the Urban Community of Strasbourg) between June 1997 and January 2000, filling in for

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(whose deputy he had been since 1989) after she had become Minister of Culture and Communication in the government of

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. Ries has furthermore been a Member of the

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for the

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department between September and November 2004 and is again a Member since February 2005. Since 24 September 2008, Roland Ries is the president of the '' Association TGV Est-Européen''. and was elected a member of the

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of the

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for a period of five years starting on 8 March 2013. Additionally, he served as the chairman of the Groupement des autorités responsables de transport (GART) from September 2008 until September 2014 and was elected president of the network of French cities ''Cités unies France'' in July 2014, for a duration of two years.''Roland Ries, nouveau président de Cités Unies France''
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''Roland Ries, sénateur-maire de Strasbourg, élu président de Cités Unies France''
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Political career

Member of the French Economic and Social Council : 2001-2003. Electoral mandates ''Senate of France'' Senator of

: Since 2004. Elected in 2004. ''Regional council'' Regional councillor of

: 1996-2004 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998, 2004. ''Urban Community council'' President of the Urban Community of Strasbourg : 1997-2001. 1st vice-président of the Urban Community of Strasbourg : Since 2008. Vice-président of the Urban Community of Strasbourg : 1989-1997. Reelected in 1995. Member of the Urban Community of Strasbourg : Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008. ''Municipal council''

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

: 1997-2000 / Since 2008. Reelected in 2008, 2014. 1st deputy-mayor of

: 1989-1997. Reelected in 1995. Municipal councillor of

: Since 1983. Reelected in 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008. ''Eurodistrict council'' President of the Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict : since 2010

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ries, Roland 1945 births Living people Politicians from Grand Est Unified Socialist Party (France) politicians Socialist Party (France) politicians French senators of the Fifth Republic Senators of Bas-Rhin Mayors of Strasbourg University of Strasbourg alumni French people of German descent