Jean-Pierre Balligand
Jean-Pierre Balligand was a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the 3rd constituency of the Aisne department from 1981 to 2012. He is a member of the Socialist Party and worked in association with the SRC parliamentary group.
Biography
Jean-Pierre Balligand was mayor of Vervins from 1983 to 2013.He was elected representative of the Aisne department without interruption between June 21, 1981 and June 19, 2012. He was Secretary of the National Assembly from April 4, 1986, to April 1, 1987, and from October 3, 2011, to June 20, 2012. He was Vice-President of the Assembly between October 6, 2010, and October 3, 2011, succeeding Danielle Bousquet.
He was chairman of the supervisory board of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations from 1997 to 2002. In 1998, he became president of the Aisne General Council after the left won the 1998 French cantonal elections.
On June 16, 2002, he was re-elected representative of the 3rd district of Aisne, defeating Annick Garin, then mayor of Puisieux-et-Clanlieu, with 60.56% of the vote in the second round. On June 17, 2007, he was re-elected deputy, defeating Frédéric Meura, UMP mayor of Papleux, with 53.63% of the vote in the second round. He is a member of the Socialist, Radical and Citizen Group of the National Assembly (France). He did not stand for re-election in the 2012 legislative elections.