Political career
In the 1988 French cantonal elections,he was elected General Councillor for Corrèze (canton de Tulle-Urbain-Nord) from October 3,1988 to March 27,1994. He was re-elected in the 1994 elections (mandate from March 27,1994 to March 18,2001). He was the leading candidate for the Right in the 1992 French regional elections in Limousin,an election won by the Socialist list led by Robert Savy. He was nevertheless elected regional councillor for Limousin from March 22,1992 to March 15,1998. In the 1993 French legislative elections,he was elected RPR deputy of the 1st constituency of Corrèze against François Hollande. Two years later,he became mayor of Tulle,succeeding the Communist Jean Combasteil. He lost both mandates in 1997 (deputy) and 2001 (mayor),both won by François Hollande [6] .
From their shared past at the ENA,and these multiple political confrontations,a certain rivalry at local level can be associated with these two men [7] .
He was also secretary of State in charge of Rural Development for the Minister of Regional Planning Bernard Pons,in the Alain JuppéGovernment I [8] .
Administrative career
Inspector General of Equipment,he was delegate for regional planning and action (DATAR) from 1995 to 1997 [9] .
In 2003,he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Agence nationale pour le chèque-vacances (ANCV) [10] ;then,in 2009,Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Centre national pour le développement du sport (CNDS) [11] .
He was also Deputy Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Veolia Environnement Foundation [12] .
