Jean-Pierre Sueur, senator from the Loiret who did not want to “serve too many mandates”

One socialist replaces another. The former mayor of Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruel (Loiret), Christophe Chaillu, was elected on Sunday, September 24, senator of Loiret. This seat was left vacant thanks to an outstanding political figure, Jean-Pierre Sueur. The former mayor of Orléans from 1989 to 2001 announced in 2017 his intention not to serve too many terms in one term: “I was elected for 42 years without interruption: ten years as a deputy, twelve years as mayor and twenty-two years as senator, including two years as Minister of Local Authorities under François Mitterrand. Having reached the age of 76, I decided to stop with complete calm.”

Co-Rapporteur of the Committee on the Alexander Benalla Case

Published at the start of the academic year, the latest summary of the urban policy specialist’s credentials chronicles his “fascinating” journey., during which he wrote about a hundred parliamentary reports (to the Senate and the National Assembly), chaired the Judiciary Committee in the Senate or took on the role of co-rapporteur of the Benalla Commission, “which had the merit of demonstrating the importance of parliamentary control,” says the elected official. “I was one of those who fought for all hearings to be public. Therefore, we can no longer hold a commission of inquiry behind closed doors. This is very important for democracy.”.

The political novel will appear in bookstores

Locally, Jean-Pierre Suer passed an amendment in 2015 changing the name of the Central region – now Centre-Val de Loire – which he says he is still “very proud of”. : “This name changes everything. It was stupid to call the castles of the Loire the Center.”

This Rocardian, also attached to François Mitterrand, who was amazed by his surprise victory in the 1989 municipal elections, would devote his time to writing. This son of a journalist with a deft pen has already published in 2021 “Charles Peguy, or the vertigo of writing.” (edition du Cerf) and three years earlier “Victor Hugo in the Senate” (Corsair editions). The political novel is expected in bookstores in the coming weeks. As a sign of respect, Senate President Gerard Larcher jokingly recommends publishing Jean-Pierre Sueur’s Memoirs in several volumes. A way to welcome the consistency of commitment over 42 years.