Jean-Claude Mignon from France elected PACE President
Baku, January 23 (AZERTAC). The new President is also eager to find solutions to frozen conflicts, believing it is unacceptable that in this day and age there should still be walls in Europe. He also intends to devote his presidency to the cause of women in Europe and worldwide. “The Assembly recently spoke out on these issues: the dangers of selective abortion are a reality in Europe itself, violence against women is still all too often a fact of life and equality in the workplace is still an unfulfilled goal,” he pointed out. A politician and former business leader, Jean-Claude Mignon has represented Seine-et-Marne in France’s National Assembly since 1988. He has been Mayor of Dammarie-lès-Lys since 1983. Mr Mignon has long-standing international experience in PACE and the Western European Union. He has served as PACE Vice-President since 2007 and Chair of the French delegation (2002-2003 and since 2007). He was Vice-Chair of the EPP/CD Group, Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Reform of the Assembly, as well as of the Committee on Parliamentary and Public Relations. Born on 2 February 1950 in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, France, Mr Mignon is married with two children.
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