Michel Sainte-Marie (18 August 1938 – 27 February 2019) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Gironde department,[1] and was a member of the Socialist, radical, citizen and miscellaneous left (SRC) party.[2]

Michel Sainte-Marie
Parliamentary groupSocialist
Deputy for Gironde's 6th constituency in the National Assembly of France
In office
2 April 1973 – 1 April 1993
Preceded byRobert Brettes
Succeeded byPierre Favre
In office
1 June 1997 – 19 June 2012
Preceded byPierre Favre
Succeeded byMarie Récalde
Personal details
Born18 August 1938
Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Died27 February 2019

Biography

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Before entering politics, Sainte-Marie was a high school teacher of mathematics, physics and chemistry.

From 1974 to 2014 he was mayor of Mérignac, a commune in the Gironde.[2] Concurrently, from 1977 to 1983 he was president of Bordeaux Métropole, a grouping of communes centred on the city of Bordeaux.

From 1973 to 2012, he was a member of the National Assembly for Gironde's 6th constituency, sitting as a member of the SRC group.[2] He was a member of the Commission de la Défense nationale et des Forces armées [fr] (National Defense and Armed Forces Commission) and was President of the France – Oman friendship group.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. ^ a b c Sota, Xavier (27 February 2019). "Gironde : Michel Sainte-Marie, l'emblématique maire de Mérignac est décédé". Sud Ouest (in French). Bordeaux.