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Preceded by
  
Georges Freche

Name
  
Christian Bourquin

Succeeded by
  
Robert Navarro

Role
  
French Politician

Nationality
  
French

Party
  
Socialist Party

Political party
  
Socialist Party


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Born
  
7 October 1954Saint-Feliu-d'Amont, France (
1954-10-07
)

Died
  
August 26, 2014, Montpellier, France

Children
  
Sophie Bourquin, Jordi Bourquin

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Christian Bourquin ([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.

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Biography

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

Elected office

  • Deputy in the French National Assembly for the 3rd canton of Pyrénées-Orientales (1997 to 2002)
  • Member of the PS National Office (2005 to 2008)
  • General Council of Pyrénées-Orientales Canton of Millas, from 1994 to 2010.
  • Chairman of the General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales, from 1998 to 2010.
  • 1st Vice-President of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon in charge of Finance from 2004 to 2010.
  • After the death of Georges Frêche, President of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, in October 2010, six months after his reelection, Christian Bourquin was elected President.
  • In September 2010, Bourquin was elected as Senator for Pyrénées-Orientales constituency.

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