Dominique Mortemousque
Dominique Mortemousque (2 June 1950 – 7 May 2022) was a French politician.[1] He was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement and later The Republicans.
Dominique Mortemousque | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Beaumontois-en-Périgord | |
| In office 7 January 2016 – 7 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Mayor of Beaumont-du-Périgord | |
| In office 21 March 2008 – 1 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Dominique David-Astier |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Member of the Senate of France | |
| In office 8 June 2002 – 30 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Xavier Darcos |
| Succeeded by | Claude Bérit-Débat |
| Constituency | Dordogne |
| General Councilor of the Canton of Beaumont-du-Périgord | |
| In office 27 March 1998 – 2 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Testut |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Mayor of Nojals-et-Clotte | |
| In office 16 June 1995 – 16 March 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Alain Merchadou |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1950 Nojals-et-Clotte, France |
| Died | 7 May 2022 (aged 71) Périgueux, France |
| Political party | UMP LR |
Biography edit
A farmer by profession, Mortemousque served as mayor of Nojals-et-Clotte from 1995 to 2008.[1] In March 1998, he was elected to represent the Canton of Beaumont-du-Périgord in the General Council of Dordogne.[1] In 2002, he succeeded Xavier Darcos in the Senate, representing Dordogne.[2] In March 2008, he was elected mayor of Beaumont-du-Périgord.[3] He was Vice-President of the Communauté de communes du Pays beaumontois from 2008 to 2012. He was defeated in the 2008 French Senate election by Claude Bérit-Débat of the Socialist Party.[4]
On 17 June 2012, Mortemousque was defeated by Brigitte Allain of Europe Ecology – The Greens in his bid to represent Dordogne's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly.[5] He was re-elected as mayor of Beaumont-du-Périgord in 2014. He was defeated in his 2015 bid to represent the Canton of Lalinde in the Departmental Council of Dordogne. On 1 January 2016, four communes were merged to form Beaumontois-en-Périgord, of which he served as the first mayor.[6]
Mortemousque died in Périgueux on 7 May 2022, at the age of 71.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c Penaud, Guy (1999). Dictionnaire biographique du Périgor (in French). Éditions Fanlac. ISBN 2-86577-214-4.
- ^ "MORTEMOUSQUE Dominique". Sénat (in French).
- ^ "Voici vos 557 maires". Sud Ouest (in French). 3 April 2008.
- ^ "Résultats des élections sénatoriales 2008". Ministère de l'Intérieur (in French).
- ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2012". Ministère de l'Intérieur (in French).
- ^ (PDF). beaumont-du-perigord.fr (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Roos Weil, Lise (7 May 2022). "Dominique Mortemousque, figure politique de la Dordogne, est décédé". France Bleu (in French). Dordogne. Retrieved 9 May 2022.