Paul Girod
Paul Girod | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Droizy | |
| In office 27 June 1958 – 28 September 2021 | |
| Member of the Senate of France | |
| In office 7 May 1978 – 30 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Pelletier |
| Succeeded by | Antoine Lefèvre |
| Constituency | Aisne |
| President of the Departmental Council of Aisne | |
| In office 3 October 1988 – 27 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Brazier |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Balligand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1931 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Died | 28 September 2021 (aged 90) Droizy, France |
| Political party | MRP CD CDS UDF FD UMP LR |
Paul Girod (27 June 1931 – 28 September 2021) was a French politician.[1]
Biography
[edit]After studying engineering, Girod took over his uncle's farm in Aisne. He was elected mayor of Droizy in 1958 and served until his death. In 1988, he was elected to serve the Canton of Oulchy-le-Château in the Departmental Council of Aisne, of which he served as President from 1988 to 1998. He also served as Vice-President of the Regional Council of Picardy from 1985 to 1988.[2]
On 7 May 1978, Girod was appointed to the Senate following the appointment of Jacques Pelletier to the cabinet of Prime Minister Raymond Barre. He was re-elected in 1980, 1989, and 1998.[3] He served as Vice-President of the Senate from 1995 to 2001. He was also a member of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices.[4] He retired from the Senate in 2008.
On 6 November 2007, Girod was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President George W. Bush in honor of President Nicolas Sarkozy at the White House.[5]
Girod died in Droizy on 28 September 2021. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving mayor in France, having been in office for 63 years.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Alberts, Jennifer (28 September 2021). "Mort de Paul Girod, plus ancien maire de France, ex-président du conseil départemental de l'Aisne et sénateur honoraire". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Aisne. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Groupes politiques". Sénat (in French). Archived from the original on 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Résultats des élections sénatoriales du 27 septembre 1998". Sénat (in French).
- ^ "Girod Paul". Sénat (in French).
- ^ Guest List for the Social Dinner in Honor of His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy President of the French Republic Office of the First Lady of the United States, press release of 6 November 2007.
- ^ Boichot, Loris (1 November 2019). "Élu depuis 61 ans, le plus ancien maire de France candidat pour la 12e fois". Le Figaro (in French). Droizy. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- 1931 births
- 2021 deaths
- Politicians from Boulogne-Billancourt
- French senators of the Fifth Republic
- Presidents of French departments
- Senators of Aisne
- 21st-century French politicians
- Mayors of places in Hauts-de-France
- Popular Republican Movement politicians
- Democratic Centre (France) politicians
- Centre of Social Democrats politicians
- Union for a Popular Movement politicians
- Union for French Democracy politicians
- Democratic Force (France) politicians
- The Republicans (France) politicians