French politician, government official and head of various associations. He was the Director General of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (1982-1992). In October 2009, he announced his political involvement with Europe Ecology (French: Europe Écologie; a green electoral coalition of political parties in France created for the 2009 European elections composed of The Greens and other ecologists and regionalists). He was elected in March 2010 to the Regional Council of Ile-de-France and became the dean of the regional assembly. Link to Wikipedia biography (French) Read less