Georges Fontès (5 September 1924 – 3 March 2020) was a French politician.[1] He was first a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), then the Rally for the Republic (RPR), and finally the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
Georges Fontès | |
|---|---|
 Fontès in 2011 | |
| General Councillor of Hérault | |
| In office 26 March 1982 – 2 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Brousse |
| Mayor of Béziers | |
| In office 18 March 1983 – 24 March 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Balmigère |
| Succeeded by | Alain Barrau |
| Deputy of Hérault | |
| In office 16 March 1986 – 1 April 1986 | |
| Succeeded by | René Couveinhes |
| State Secretary of Veterans' Affairs | |
| In office 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Laurain |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Mellick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1924 Béziers, France |
| Died | 3 March 2020 (aged 95) Béziers, France |
| Political party | UMP |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editFontès was the son of a truck driver and a housekeeper. He was excluded from the Grand Orient de France for "inassuidity".[2] He was in favor of reestablishing the death penalty in France.
Honors
edit- Officer of the Legion of Honour (2011)
- Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite
References
edit- ^ "L'ancien maire de Béziers Georges Fontès est mort, il avait 96 ans". France Bleu (in French). 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Georges Fontès - Le frère sans obédience". L'Express (in French). 23 October 2008.