Biography

Positions
Elective positions
Career
Other

He is married and has three children.

  Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony (Order for the appointment of the government of 18 March 2008)
  CEO of Société nouvelle des éditions comtoises (SNEC), a publisher of weekly newspapers and journals, “La Presse de Gray”, “La Presse de Vesoul” and “L’Hebdo de Besançon”, until March 2008, former journalist

  Deputy of Haute-Saône, re-elected on 10 June 2007, until March 2008
  Mayor of Vesoul (since 1995)
  Senator of Haute-Saône (1995-2002)
  Vice-President of the Haute-Saône General Council (1992-1995)

  1974-1978: Journalist, contributor to the weekly newspaper, “Presse de Gray”
  1981: Founds “Presse de Vesoul” and a network of regional radio stations, including “Radio Val-de-Saône”
  1982: Founding president of the Haute-Saône entrepreneurs’ club
  1986: President of “Presse de Gray”
  1986: Takes over the Groupe des éditions comtoises (Grec SA)
  1991: Cofounder of the EIG, “Les Indépendants” (regional radio stations)
  1996: Founds “Franche-Comté- Impressions” (rotary press)
  2004: Founds “Hebdo de Besançon”

  1988-1995: President of the Vesoul football club