Jean Glavany
Jean Glavany is a French politician of the Socialist Party and former Minister.
From 1981 to 1988, Glavany was head of cabinet of President François Mitterrand. He was then Minister of Agriculture in the Plural Left government of Lionel Jospin. Among other actions, he prohibited the Gaucho pesticide, alleged to be related to observations concerning the sudden decrease in bee population.
Glavany was elected deputy of Hautes-Pyrénées in 2002, and re-elected in 2007. He was part of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche parliamentary group in the National Assembly. Glavany is also president of the Community of Agglomeration of Tarbes.
Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Glavany endorsed Manuel Valls as the party's candidate for the presidential election later that year.
Political career
Governmental functionsSecretary of State for Technical Education : 1992–1993
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries : 1998–2002
Electoral mandates
Member of the National Assembly of France for Hautes-Pyrénées : 1993–1998 / And since 2002
Mayor of Maubourguet : 1989–2001
Municipal councillor of Aureilhan, Hautes-Pyrénées : 2001–2008
Municipal councillor of Tarbes : Since 2008
President of the Agglomeration community of the Grand Tarbes : 2001–2008
Vice-president of the General council of Hautes-Pyrénées : 1992–2002
Regional councillor of Midi-Pyrénées : 1992–1993