Jacques Auxiette
Jacques Auxiette | |
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Jacques Auxiette in 2007 | |
| President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire | |
| In office 2 April 2004 – 18 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Luc Harousseau |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Retailleau |
| Mayor of La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| In office 14 March 1977 – 1 April 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Caillaud |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Regnault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1940 Montlevicq, Indre, France |
| Died | 10 December 2021 (aged 81) Angers, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Clermont-Ferrand |
| Profession | Teacher |
Jacques Auxiette (3 December 1940 – 10 December 2021) was a French politician, and was the Regional Council President for the Pays de la Loire region in France. Auxiette was president between 2004 and 2015, and was re-elected to the office in the March 2010 council elections. He was a member of the Socialist Party.
He was one of the strongest opponents of the reunification of Loire-Atlantique to its historical region, Brittany.