Born on 8 febury 1947 in Nice
Married
2 children

1995 :
Elected Mayor of (48 911 inhabitants)

1998 :
Re-elected Mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer,
Elected General Counsellor of Cagnes-sur-Mer District, President of the Transport Committee, President of the Mobility Agency of the Alpes Maritimes Region.

2001 :

2002 :
Elected First Vice-President of the Nice Côte d’Azur Community of Conurbations,
Member of the GART (Grouping of Transport Sponsoring Authorities) Board.

2004 :
President of the « Public Transport » Group at the Institute of Delegated Management – Committee of Local Public-Service Performance Indicators.
Re-elected GART Vice-President and President of the « Department » Commission.
Re-elected General Counsellor of Cagnes-sur-Mer District, Vice-President of the Alpes-Maritimes  Regional Board with special responsibilities for Town planning   & Mobility Affairs
Re-elected President of the Alpes-Maritimes Agency for Town Planning & Mobility

2008 :
Re-elected Mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer (first ballot)
First Vice-President of the Nice – Côte d’Azur Community of Conurbations with special responsibilities for public policy coordination, general administration, economic development and job creation
Elected First GART Vice-President, Member of the Board of the Association of Mayors of Medium-Size Towns
Member of the Steering Committee of the Association of French Mayors
Elected Senator of the Alpes-Maritimes

2009 :
Elected Co-President of the TDIE ( Transport, Development, Intermodality, Environment) Association
President of the French Railway Industries Association (FIF)