Jump to content

Joseph Ostermann

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Ostermann
Member of the Senate of France for Bas-Rhin
In office
4 November 1991 – 30 November 2004
Mayor of Wasselonne
In office
1977–2014
Preceded byRobert Beck
Succeeded byMichèle Eschlimann
Personal details
Born(1937-11-26)26 November 1937
Died21 October 2023(2023-10-21) (aged 85)
NationalityFrench
Political partyRPR
UMP
OccupationInsurance agent

Joseph Ostermann (26 November 1937 – 21 October 2023) was a French insurance agent and politician of the Rally for the Republic (RPR) and the UMP.[1]

Biography

[edit]

Born on 26 November 1937, Ostermann grew up in a family of farmers from Nordheim with eight total children. He served in the military during the Algerian War in 1962 and served in the General Council of the Canton of Wasselonne [fr] from 1973 to 2011. He was also Mayor of Wasselonne from 1977 to 2014.[2] From 1991 to 2004, he served in the Senate from Bas-Rhin.[3]

Joseph Ostermann died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 85.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Miclo, Hervé (21 October 2023). "Mort de Joseph Ostermann, l'un des derniers barons du gaullisme alsacien". L'Alsace-Le Pays (in French). Wasselonne. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ Miclo, Hervé (21 October 2023). "Mort de Joseph Ostermann, l'un des derniers barons du gaullisme alsacien". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Wasselonne. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "OSTERMANN Joseph". Senate (in French).
  4. ^ Balandra, Antoine (22 October 2023). "Bas-Rhin, : mort de Jean-Jacques Gsell et Joseph Ostermann, deux ex figures politiques du département". France Bleu (in French). Bas-Rhin. Retrieved 23 October 2023.