Jean-Michel Bertrand


Jean-Michel Bertrand was a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Biography

A pharmacist by occupation, Jean-Michel Bertrand was elected mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse on 25 March 2001, then MP on 16 June 2002, for the twelfth legislature.
During his political career he was a member of the Council on National Road Safety, and made 38 proposals on such issues.
For health reasons, Jean-Michel Bertrand was not a candidate re-election in 2007. Xavier Breton, 1st assistant to the mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse, was elected MP on 17 June 2007.
Sometimes nicknamed "the bulldozer of the Dombes" for municipal action, Jean-Michel Bertrand died on 19 February 2008 aged 64. He was suffering from a Myelodysplastic syndrome.

Awards

By decree of the President dated 30 January 2008, Jean-Michel Bertrand was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.