André Laignel
André Laignel in 2006.
Mayor of Issoudun
Assumed office
25 March 1977
Preceded byMaurice Rousselle
Personal details
Born (1942-12-04) 4 December 1942
14th Arrondissement, Paris
NationalityFrench
Political partyPS

André Laignel (born 4 December 1942 in Paris) is a French politician.[1] of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as the mayor of Issoudun, first delegated Vice-President of the Association of French Mayors (AMF) and the President of the Committee of Local Finances (CFL).

Political career

In July 2022, Laignel declared his candidacy of the Presidency of the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion (ANCT).[2]

Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Laignel publicly endorsed Benoît Hamon as the party's candidate for the presidential election later that year.[3]

Notes and references

  1. "Your MEPS - André LAIGNEL". European Parliament website.
  2. "André Laignel". André Laignel (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. Gérard Bon (23 January 2017) Aubry et ses proches appellent à voter Hamon Reuters.


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