Yannick Vaugrenard (born 25 June 1950 in Trignac, Loire-Atlantique) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the west of France. He is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.

Yannick Vaugrenard
Yannick Vaugrenard in 2011
Member of the French Senate
for Loire-Atlantique
Assumed office
1 October 2011
Member of the European Parliament
In office
20 July 2004 – 19 July 2019
ConstituencyWest France
Personal details
Born (1950-06-25) 25 June 1950 (age 74)
Trignac, Loire-Atlantique, France
Political partySocialist Party

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, a member of the delegation to the EURomania Joint Parliamentary Committee, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Career

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  • Baccalauréat
  • Worked at the Banque nationale de Paris (1972–1989)
  • Special adviser to the Deputy Mayor of Nantes (1989–2004)
  • First federal secretary, Loire-Atlantique Socialist Party (1990–2001)
  • Deputy mayor of Trignac (1977–1989)
  • Deputy mayor of Saint-Nazaire (1995–2001)
  • Member of the Loire-Atlantique Departmental Council (1982–1994)
  • Member of the Pays de la Loire Regional Council (1986–2004)
  • First Vice-Chairman of the Pays de la Loire Regional Council (since 2004)
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