François Patriat

François Patriat (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa patʁija]; born 21 March 1943) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE, formerly LREM) who has been serving as president of the party's group in the Senate since 2017. He has represented the Côte-d'Or department in the Senate since 2008. Patriat also served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in 2002 and President of the Regional Council of Burgundy from 2004 until 2015. He was a member of the Socialist Party before joining La République En Marche! in 2017.

François Patriat
Patriat in 2008
President of the Rally of Democrats, Progressive and Independent group in the Senate
Assumed office
27 June 2017
Preceded byPosition established
Senator for Côte-d'Or
Assumed office
1 October 2008
President of the Regional Council
of Burgundy
In office
2 April 2004  31 December 2015
Preceded byJean-Pierre Soisson
Succeeded byMarie-Guite Dufay (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
25 February 2002  6 May 2002
Prime MinisterLionel Jospin
Preceded byJean Glavany
Succeeded byHervé Gaymard
Secretary of State for Small and medium-sized businesses, Trade and Crafts
In office
18 October 2000  25 February 2002
Prime MinisterLionel Jospin
Preceded byMarylise Lebranchu
Succeeded byChristian Pierret
Mayor of Chailly-sur-Armançon
In office
17 March 1989  11 March 2001
Succeeded byAndré Loizon
Member of the National Assembly
for Côte-d'Or
In office
12 June 1997  18 November 2000
Preceded byAlain Suguenot
Succeeded byJean-Claude Robert
Constituency5th
In office
2 July 1981  1 April 1993
Preceded byJean-Philippe Lecat
Succeeded byAlain Suguenot
Constituency3rd (1981–1986)
At-large (1986–1988)
5th (1988–1993)
Personal details
Born (1943-03-21) 21 March 1943
Semur-en-Auxois, France
Political partyLa République En Marche! (since 2017)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Party (1974–2017)
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