Jean-Michel Bertrand

Jean-Michel Bertrand (born June 6, 1943 at Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle, died February 19, 2008 at the Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris) was a French politician of the UMP.

Biography

A pharmacist by occupation, Jean-Michel Bertrand was elected mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse on March 25, 2001, then MP on June 16, 2002, for the twelfth legislature (2002 - 2007).

During his political career he was a member of the Council on National Road Safety (Conseil national de sécurité routière CNSR), and made 38 proposals on such issues.

For health reasons, Jean-Michel Bertrand was not a candidate re-election in 2007. Xavier Breton, 1st assistant to the mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse, was elected MP on June 17, 2007.

Sometimes nicknamed "the bulldozer of the Dombes" for municipal action, Jean-Michel Bertrand died on February 19, 2008 aged 64. [fr icon cite web
url=http://www.lyonmag.com/article.php?id=6920
title=Le maire de Bourg est mort
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date=2008-02-19] He was suffering from a Myelodysplastic syndrome.

Awards

By decree of the President dated January 30, 2008, Jean-Michel Bertrand was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

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