Jean-Pierre Bel
President of the French Senate
In office 1 October 2011 – 30 September 2014
President	Nicolas Sarkozy François Hollande
Preceded by	Gérard Larcher
Succeeded by	Gérard Larcher
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office 1 October 2004 – 30 September 2011
Preceded by	Claude Estier
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Gaudin
Senator of Ariège
In office 1 October 1998 – 30 September 2014
Preceded by	Germain Authié
Succeeded by	Alain Duran
Personal details
Born	(1951-12-30) 30 December 1951 (age 72) Lavaur, France
Nationality	French
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	Toulouse 1 University Capitole
Profession	Jurist

Jean-Pierre Bel (born 30 December 1951) is a French retired politician. He was President of the Senate from 2011 to 2014.^[1] Bel is a member of the Socialist Party.

He was elected to the Senate in September 1998 and re-elected in September 2008. Bel was President of the Socialist Group in the Senate from 2004 to 2011.

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