Damien Alary

Damien Alary
Damien Joseph Marius Alary
Damien Alary in 2009
Vice-President of the Regional Council of Occitania
In office
4 January 2016 – 2 July 2021
PresidentCarole Delga
Regional Councilor of Occitania
In office
13 December 2015 – 2 July 2021
PresidentCarole Delga
President of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon
In office
29 September 2014 – 31 December 2015
Preceded byChristian Bourquin
Succeeded byCarole Delga
Vice-president of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon
In office
28 March 2004 – 24 October 2010
PresidentGeorges Frêche
Chairman of the Departmental Council of Gard
In office
23 March 2001 – 29 September 2014
Preceded byAlain Journet
Succeeded byWilliam Dumas
Mayor of Pompignan
In office
3 February 1979 – 5 March 1999
Preceded byMarcel Valat
Succeeded byClaude Reynard
Personal details
Born (1951-01-17) 17 January 1951 (age 73)
Pompignan, Gard
NationalityFrench
Political party
  • PS (1976-2010)
  • DVG (2010)
  • PS (since 2010)

Damien Alary (French pronunciation: [damjɛ̃ alaʁi]; born 17 January 1951 in Pompignan) is a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party.

He was the chairman of the Departmental Council of Gard from 2001 to 2014, then briefly President of the regional council of Languedoc-Roussillon from 2014 to 2015.

Biography

Political career

He joined the Socialist Party in 1977 after a meeting with Michel Rocard.[1][2]

In 1979, he was elected mayor of Pompignan;[3] in 1986, regional councilor of Languedoc-Roussillon,[4] and in 1988, general councilor of the canton of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort.[5]

He was elected in Gard's 5th constituency in 1997[6] and re-elected in 2002,[7] from the Socialist Group.

After having chaired the socialist group, under the presidency of Alain Journet, within the general council of Gard from 1998 to 2001, he was elected president in 2001.[5]

In 2004, he was elected first vice-president of the Regional Council. After the regional elections of 2004, he resigned because of multiple mandates.[8]

On 23 February 2010 he was excluded from the Socialist Party following his rallying to the list led by Georges Frêche against that of the PS.[9]

On 28 October 2010, after the death of Georges Frêche, the group of socialists excluded and related to the Regional Council elects its candidate for the presidency of the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Damien Alary lost against Christian Bourquin by 13 votes against 18 in secret ballots.[10] The following 10 November, Christian Bourquin was elected president of the regional council, and Robert Navarro replaced Damien Alary from the post of first vice-president he had held since 2004.[9] Damien Alary then asked for his reinstatement in the PS, which he then obtained.[9]

Suffering from cancer in the vocal cords, which he revealed himself in 2011, Damien Alary retained all of his elected functions and mandates. In January 2012, he affirmed “[to be] still good for the service” and “intact in [his] commitment”.[11]

After considering a candidacy for the 2014 municipal elections in Nîmes,[12] Damien Alary announced his resignation on 10 September 2013.[13]

After the death of Christian Bourquin, on 26 August 2014, Damien Alary announced his candidacy for the presidency of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon.[14][15] He was elected by the regional council on 29 September.[10]

In September 2015, it took the position, with Jean-Claude Gayssot, for the implementation of a European policy for welcoming “Mediterranean refugees”.[16] On 7 October 2015 he succeeded Francina Armengol as the president of the Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion.[17][18]

During the 2015 regional election in Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées, head of the PS list in Gard, he announced that he was leading his "last political fight".[19][20]

Early life

Coming from a family of Pompignan wine growers,[1] he owned a vineyard and olive grove.[21] He is married and has a son, Yannick, born in 1976, who became a notary in Alès.

Distinctions

On 3 June 2010 Damien Alary received the Legion of Honour from Simone Veil at the Luxembourg Palace.

References

  1. ^ a b "Damien Alary, défenseur du Languedoc-Roussillon". Les Echos (in French). 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ^ "LesBiographies.com". www.lesbiographies.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  3. ^ AFP. "Damien Alary élu à la présidence de la région Languedoc-Roussillon". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. ^ "Damien Alary nouveau président de la Région Languedoc-Roussillon". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  5. ^ a b "Damien Alary est officiellement candidat à la présidence du Languedoc-Roussillon". France 3 Occitanie (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  6. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives de 1997 dans la 5e circonscription du Gard - Politiquemania". www.politiquemania.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  7. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives de 2002 dans la 5e circonscription du Gard - Politiquemania". www.politiquemania.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  8. ^ Gasquez, Antoine (2014-09-29). "Région LR : Damien Alary élu président à la majorité absolue". La Semaine du Roussillon (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  9. ^ a b c "LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON - Damien ALARY nouveau Président de Région". herault-tribune.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  10. ^ a b "Damien Alary élu nouveau Président de la Région Languedoc-Roussillon - News - Actualités". www.polemermediterranee.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  11. ^ "Damien Alary, un homme en bonne santé pour la présidence de la région Languedoc-Roussillon". France Bleu (in French). 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  12. ^ "Gard : Damien Alary bientôt candidat aux municipales de Nîmes". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  13. ^ "MUNICIPALES 2014. Damien Alary renonce à la mairie de Nîmes !". Objectif Gard (in French). 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  14. ^ "LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON Damien Alary est officiellement candidat pour la présidence de la région". Objectif Gard (in French). 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  15. ^ "Damien Alary élu président du conseil régional du Languedoc-Roussillon". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  16. ^ Colmon, Mylene. "Damien Alary pour la mise en oeuvre d'une politique européenne d'accueil des réfugiés méditerranéens". archive.wikiwix.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  17. ^ "LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON Damien Alary est le nouveau président de l'Eurorégion Pyrénées-Méditerranée". Objectif Gard (in French). 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  18. ^ "Damien Alary (encore) président". lindependant.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  19. ^ "RÉGIONALES Le PS-PRG du Gard derrière Alary pour son dernier combat". Objectif Gard (in French). 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  20. ^ "6 élus du Languedoc-Roussillon obtiennent une vice-présidence à la région". France 3 Occitanie (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  21. ^ "Vie publique". LExpress.fr (in French). 2003-04-03. Retrieved 2021-08-12.