Georges Fontès | |
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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(2020-03-03) (aged 95) Béziers, France |
Political party | UMP |
Occupation | Politician |
Georges Fontès (5 September 1924 – 3 March 2020) was a French politician. 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).
Biography
Fontès was the son of a truck driver and a housekeeper. He was excluded from the Grand Orient de France for "inassuidity". He was in favor of reestablishing the death penalty in France.
Honors
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (2011)
- Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite
References
- "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.