Annie Guillemot (born 27 January 1956 Lyon) is a public works engineer, geographer and French politician. She is a member of the Socialist Party. From 2014 to 2020, she was a senator for the Rhône and the Lyon metropolitan area .
She was awarded the Legion of Honour,[1] and Ordre national du Mérite.[2]
Career
editIn 1989, Annie Guillemot entered politics, when she was elected municipal councillor of Bron under Mayor Jean-Jack Queyranne . She was deputy in charge of urban policy, housing and urban planning until 1999. In 1999 she was elected mayor of Bron and re-elected in 2001, 2008 and 2014.[3][4] She was also a community councillor for Greater Lyon from 1995 and vice-president in 2002, in charge of the diversity of urban planning in 2008.[5]
In 1998, she was elected regional councillor of Rhône-Alpes and became president of the solidarity and urban policy committee. In 2001, she was elected general councillor of the canton of Bron . She was re-elected in 2008, until 31 December 2014, with the redistricting of the canton and the creation of the Lyon Metropolis. From 2014 to 2020, she was a councilor of the Lyon Metropolis, as well as vice-president in charge of children, families, education and colleges.
In September 2015, she resigned from her duties as mayor and was replaced by her former deputy Jean-Michel Longueval .[6]
In 2014 she was elected senator, in the Rhône, for a six-year term.[7] She is part of the Socialist group and sits on the Economic Affairs Committee . On 4 October 2017, she became secretary of the Senate and thus joined the Senate office.
She supported Benoît Hamon in the second round of the 2017 citizen primary.[8]
She did run again in the senatorial elections of 27 September 2020.
References
edit- ^ Décret du 29 mars 2013 portant promotion et nomination, retrieved 2024-11-04
- ^ "Décret du 12 mai 1999 portant promotion et nomination - Légifrance". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Benjamin (2014-03-23). "Municipales 2014. Guillemot en tête, Compan en embuscade à Bron -". Lyonpeople.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Polisson, Marco (2014-02-13). "Municipales Bron 2014. Les colistiers d'Elisabeth Queyranne sont en piste -". Lyonpeople.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Benjamin (2015-02-10). "La Métropole de Lyon tient son exécutif -". Lyonpeople.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ Boyer, Alexis (2015-09-19). "Bron : Jean-Michel Longueval succède à Annie Guillemot comme maire". Lyon Capitale (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ France, Centre (2016-09-15). "Le city stade a été inauguré". Le Pays Roannais (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Primaire de la gauche : Martine Aubry et ses proches " voteront " pour Benoît Hamon" (in French). 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2024-11-04.