Jacques Mézard

Jacques Mézard
Minister of Agriculture and Food
Assumed office
17 May 2017
Prime Minister Édouard Philippe
Preceded by Stéphane Le Foll
Personal details
Born (1947-12-03) 3 December 1947
Aurillac, France
Nationality French
Political party Radical Party of the Left
Alma mater Panthéon-Assas University

Jacques Mézard (born 3 December 1947) is a French lawyer and politician, serving as Minister of Agriculture and Food in the Philippe Government since 17 May 2017. He was previously a member of the Senate of France, representing the Cantal department. He is a member of the Radical Party of the Left.

Early life

Jacques Mézard was born on 3 December 1947 in Aurillac.[1][2] He graduated from Panthéon-Assas University in Paris, where he received a Law degree.[2]

Career

From 1971 to 1976, he worked as a lawyer in Paris and taught Law at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University.[2] Additionally, he served as Vice President of Pantheon-Sorbonne University from 1970 to 1975.[2] From 1977 to 2009, he worked as a lawyer in Aurillac.[2]

He served as Deputy Mayor of Aurillac from 1982 to 1993.[2] He also served as a member of the general council of Cantal from 1994 to 2008.[2][1] Since September 2008, he has served as a Senator for Cantal.[1]

On May 17, 2017, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food in the First Philippe Government. On June 21, 2017, he was appointed Minister of Territorial Cohesion in the Second Philippe Government, replacing Richard Ferrand.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Senate webpage
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Official website: Biography
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