Olivier Bianchi (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje bjɑ̃ki]; born June 10, 1970, in Paris) is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party, he has been mayor of Clermont-Ferrand since April 4, 2014 and president of Clermont Auvergne Métropole since April 22, 2014.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Biography
editChildhood and education
editBianchi was born on June 10, 1970, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris to a father who was an SNCF agent and a mother who was a childcare worker.[7] He moved around frequently because of his father's profession and lived in different cities (Mende, Marvejols, Sens, Langeac, Le Puy, Aurillac...) before settling in Clermont-Ferrand in 1988 for his law studies. He obtained a master's degree in public law and a degree in political science. He taught as a lecturer at the University of Auvergne for ten years.[8]
Political career
editIn 1989 he was president of the Auvergne Club Forum (a club gathering young people close to Michel Rocard, Prime Minister at the time).[9]
He participated in the demonstrations against the Contract of Professional Integration; he was then the president of the General Assembly of the students of Clermont-UNEF-ID between 1993 and 1994 in Clermont-Ferrand. Between 1995 and 2001, he was a city councilor in Clermont-Ferrand. In 2008, he was elected vice-president of Clermont Communauté and took part in the cultural development of the Clermont agglomeration.[9]
He was president of the Culture Commission of the AdCF (Assembly of French Communities) which he represented at the Council of Local Authorities for Cultural Development (CCTDC) with the Minister of Culture.[10]
In March 2008, he was 23rd on the list of Serge Godard,[11] Socialist Party candidate for the mayor of Clermont-Ferrand. After the victory of the latter, he became deputy mayor in charge of cultural policy.[12]
To prepare the 2014 municipal election, a primary is organized within the Socialist Party, won by Bianchi. In March 2014, he led the left-wing list in the municipal election; it obtained 31% of the votes cast in the first round, which forced him to merge with the Left Front list (11.5%) to win the second round.[13] The merged list won the election with 47.82%, in a three-way tie against the UMP and FN lists.[14] Bianchi was elected mayor on April 4, succeeding Serge Godard.[15]
He was elected president of Clermont Communauté, the urban community of Clermont-Ferrand, on April 22, 2014.[16] He has also been treasurer of the National Federation of Urban Planning Agencies (FNAU) since 2014.[17]
He is co-president of the Culture Commission of the Association of Mayors of Large Cities of France (AMGVF) from 2014 to 2015 and since 2015 of the Culture Commission of France.[18] In this capacity, he sits on the Council of Local Authorities for Cultural Development (CCTDC), a body for dialogue and consultation between the Ministry of Culture and Communication and local authorities. In 2015, he launched the États généraux de la culture (General States of Culture) to reframe the cultural development plan with the aim of enabling Clermont-Ferrand to become the European Capital of Culture in 2028.[19]
On December 17, 2015, he announced an increase in the municipal share in local and property taxes of 9% for 2016, promising not to increase taxes for the rest of his term.[20][21]
On November 26, 2019, Bianchi officially launched the campaign of the list of union of the left that he leads for the municipal elections of March 15 and June 28, 2020. He brought together many parties and movements of the left including the Socialist Party, Europe Ecologie Les Verts, Génération.s, and the Communist Party.[22]
On June 28, 2020, following the second round of municipal elections, Olivier Bianchi was re-elected with 48.41% of the vote against Jean-Pierre Brenas (LR, 36.50%) and Marianne Maximi (FI, 15.08%).[23]
Timeline
edit- 1993-1994: President of the General Assembly of Clermont-Ferrand students AGEC-UNEF-ID
- 1995 : Councillor in charge of youth at the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) in Clermont-Ferrand
- 2001 - 2014 : Deputy in charge of the cultural policy at the City Hall of Clermont-Ferrand
- 2008 : Vice-president of Clermont Communauté and President of the Culture Commission of the Assemblée des Communautés de France
- 2010 : President of the Board of Directors of the École supérieure d'art de Clermont-Ferrand
- 2014: Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand and President of Clermont Communauté
- 2015 : President of the supervisory board at the CHU of Clermont-Ferrand.
- 2020 : Re-election as Mayor of Clermont and President of Clermont Métropole
Bibliography
edit- Olivier Bianchi, « Mythes, légendes et représentations du syndicalisme étudiant : l'AGEC-UNEF entre mémoire et histoire », dans la revue Siècles, Cahiers du Centre d'Histoire Espaces et cultures - Université Blaise-Pascal 1998, p. 103-114
References
edit- ^ "Olivier Bianchi • Ma Chance Moi Aussi". Ma Chance Moi Aussi (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Olivier Bianchi : biographie, actualités et émissions France Culture". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Métropole, Clermont Auvergne (2017-01-19). "Détail élu". www.clermontmetropole.eu (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Olivier Bianchi se livre dans un entretien intimiste" (in French). 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ magazine, Le Point. "Olivier Bianchi : Biographie et articles – Le Point". Le Point.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Invité du matin - Olivier Bianchi: "Je suis partagé entre résignation ou se battre pour sauver l'économie locale"". RFI (in French). 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Olivier Bianchi".
- ^ "Interview de Olivier Bianchi, Maire de Clermont-Ferrand". Utopia (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ a b "Olivier Bianchi". Groupe socialiste de la Ville de Clermont-Ferrand (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Dossier spécial "Culture et Intercommunalité"". www.adcf.org (in French). 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ l'Intérieur, Ministère de. "Résultats des élections municipales 2008". www.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Franck Chignier-Riboulon; Delphine Gaillard (2008). "Les musiques actuelles à Clermont-Ferrand, un nouvel outil de développement local". Géographie Économie Société (in French). 10. Cachan: Éditions Lavoisier: 121–131. ISSN 1295-926X.
- ^ France, Centre (2014-06-20). "Olivier Bianchi : les coulisses d'une élection". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ magazine, Le Point. "Olivier Bianchi : Biographie et articles – Le Point". Le Point.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ d'Istria, Geneviève Colonna (2014-03-31). "Clermont-Ferrand résiste à la vague bleue". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Claude Fallas (22 April 2014). "Olivier Bianchi, nouveau président de Clermont Communauté". France 3 Auvergne.
- ^ "Le nouveau bureau de la FNAU" (PDF). www.fnau.org (in French). March 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Les commissions | France urbaine". franceurbaine.org. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ Olivier Bianchi (2015). "Un projet culturel pour la ville de demain. L'exemple de Clermont-Ferrand". L'Observatoire (in French) (46): 11–14. doi:10.3917/lobs.046.0011.
- ^ Claude Fallas (17 December 2015). "Clermont-Ferrand : une hausse de 9 % des impôts locaux prévue en 2016". France 3 Auvergne.
- ^ Julien Dodon (17 December 2015). "Clermont-Ferrand va augmenter ses impôts locaux de 9 % en 2016". La Montagne.
- ^ Sylvia Zappi (12 March 2020). "Municipales : à Clermont-Ferrand, la liste unitaire d'Olivier Bianchi fait campagne sur la " social-écologie "". Le Monde (in French). Paris: Société éditrice du Monde. ISSN 0395-2037. OCLC 1758539.
- ^ Emmanuel Moreau (28 June 2020). "Municipales 2020 : Olivier Bianchi prolonge la tradition de gauche à Clermont-Ferrand". www.francebleu.fr; site officiel de la radio France Bleu (in French).
Olivier Bianchi a été réélu sans surprise à Clermont-Ferrand. La liste d'union de la gauche du maire sortant obtient 48,41% des voix contre 36,5% pour la liste fusionnée menée par Jean-Pierre Brenas et 15,08% pour la liste France Insoumise de Marianne Maximi.