André Laignel

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André Laignel
André Laignel in 2006.
Mayor of Issoudun
Assumed office
25 March 1977
Preceded byMaurice Rousselle
Personal details
Born (1942-12-04) 4 December 1942 (age 81)
14th Arrondissement, Paris
NationalityFrench
Political partyPS

André Laignel (born 4 December 1942 in Paris) is a French politician.[1] of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as the mayor of Issoudun, first delegated Vice-President of the Association of French Mayors [fr] (AMF) and the President of the Committee of Local Finances [fr] (CFL).

Political career[edit]

In July 2022, Laignel declared his candidacy of the Presidency of the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion [fr] (ANCT).[2]

Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Laignel publicly endorsed Benoît Hamon as the party's candidate for the presidential election later that year.[3]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "Your MEPS - André LAIGNEL". European Parliament website.
  2. ^ "André Laignel". André Laignel (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ^ Gérard Bon (23 January 2017) Aubry et ses proches appellent à voter Hamon Reuters.