Christian Bourquin (French pronunciation: [kʁistjɑ̃ buʁkɛ̃] ; 7 October 1954 – 26 August 2014) was a French politician, a member of the Socialist Party. He was the president of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon from 2010[1] to his death in August 2014.

Christian Bourquin
Christian Bourquin (2007)
President of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon
In office
2010–2014
Preceded byGeorges Frêche
Succeeded byDamien Alary
Personal details
Born(1954-10-07)7 October 1954
Saint-Féliu-d'Amont, France
Died26 August 2014(2014-08-26) (aged 59)
Montpellier, France
Political partySocialist Party

Biography

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Bourquin was born at Saint-Féliu-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales. He was elected Mayor of Millas in 1995, holding the post until 2001.[2] Bourquin died of cancer, aged 59, at Montpellier, Hérault.[3]

Elected office

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References

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  1. ^ a b [1] Archived April 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Mairie de MILLAS". Mairie-millas.fr.
  3. ^ (in French) Sophie Babey, « Christian Bourquin est décédé », L'Indépendant, 26 August 2014
  4. ^ "M. Christian Bourquin". Assemblee-nationale.fr.
  5. ^ "Résultats des élections cantonales 2008 / Cantonales / Les résultats / Elections - Ministère de l'Intérieur" (in French). Interieur.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  6. ^ [2] Archived December 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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