Jacques Mézard
Jacques Mézard | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Council | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Emmanuel Macron |
| President | Laurent Fabius |
| Preceded by | Michel Charasse |
| Minister of Territorial Cohesion | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 16 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Richard Ferrand |
| Succeeded by | Jacqueline Gourault |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | |
| In office 17 May 2017 – 19 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Philippe |
| Preceded by | Stéphane Le Foll |
| Succeeded by | Stéphane Travert |
| President of the European Democratic and Social Rally group in the Senate | |
| In office 4 October 2011 – 22 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Yvon Collin |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert Barbier |
| Senator for Cantal | |
| In office 17 November 2018 – 3 March 2019 | |
| In office 1 October 2008 – 17 June 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1947 Aurillac, France |
| Political party | Radical Party of the Left |
| Parent | Jean Mézard |
| Alma mater | Panthéon-Assas University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jacques Mézard (born 3 December 1947) is a French lawyer and politician of the Radical Party of the Left who has been serving as a member of the Constitutional Council since 2019. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Food in 2017 and Minister of Territorial Cohesion from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Radical Party of the Left (PRG), he was a Senator representing the Cantal department from 2008 to 2017, and again from 2018 until 2019.