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Alain Joyandet (born 15 January 1954) is a French politician who was appointed Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony in the government of François Fillon from 18 March 2008 to July 2010. Prior to that, he was CEO of the Société Nouvelle des Éditions Comtoises (SNEC), a publisher of weekly newspapers and journals. He is a journalist by training.
Joyandet was mayor of Vesoul from 1995 to 2012 and senator of Franche-Comté from 1995 to 2002.
In 2010, Joyandet won the UMP nomination for President of Franche-Comté, but lost to socialist candidate Marie-Guite Dufay in the general election.
Political career
Governmental functions
Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony : 2008-2010 (Resignation on 4 July 2010).
Electoral mandates
Senate of France
Senator of Haute-Saône : 1995-2002 (Resignation, became a member of the National Assembly of France in 2002).
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Haute-Saône (1st constituency) : 2002-2008 (Became secretary of State in 2008) / Since 2010. Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007.
Regional Council
Leader of the Opposition in the Regional Council : March–July 2010.
Regional councillor of Franche-Comté : march-July 2010 (Resignation).
General Council
General councillor of Haute-Saône : 1992-2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Vesoul : 1995-2012. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
Municipal councillor of Vesoul : since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008
Other activities
French Development Agency (AFD), Member of the Supervisory Board
Controversy
At the end of March 2010 Joyandet made headlines for spending 116,500 euros of taxpayers' money chartering a private jet to fly him to Martinique to an international conference on Haiti and back to Paris.
On 4 July 2010, Joyandet resigned his government post, the same day as Christian Blanc, Secretary of State for Development of the capital region. The French press had reported the suspected misuse of public money by the two ministers. Alain Joyandet was accused of renting a private jet to €116,500 to travel to Martinique, where he was to attend an international conference for reconstruction after the earthquake of Haiti. An article in the Canard Enchaîné also suspected of having received an illegal building permit for his house of Grimaud, which he abandoned shortly after.
References
References
Biography on the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website