Viviane Artigalas

Viviane Artigalas (born 22 October 1956) is a French politician of the Socialist Party. She became a senator for Hautes-Pyrénées in October 2017.

Viviane Artigalas
Senator for Hautes-Pyrénées
Assumed office
October 2, 2017
Personal details
Born (1956-10-22) October 22, 1956
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
OccupationSecondary school Principal[1]

Career

Artigalas started her political career as a municipal councillor of Milly-la-Forêt, Essonne.[2] She was elected mayor of Arrens-Marsous, Hautes-Pyrénées in 2012[2] and re-elected in 2014.[3][4] She was the deputy chairwoman of the Val d'Azun community of communes from 2008 to 2016, then a member of the Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves community of communes in 2017. Besides, she was a regional councillor of Midi-Pyrénées between 2010[5] and 2015 and became the deputy chairwoman of the Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council.[6]

She stood in the 2011 cantonal election in the canton of Aucun[7] but was defeated by Marc Léo.[8]

On September 24th, 2017, she was elected a senator for Hautes-Pyrénées.[9] She was appointed as the secretary of the Commission for Economic Affairs.[10]

She supported candidate Ségolène Royal in the 2007 presidential election.[11]

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References
  1. "Lourdes. Effectifs en hausse au collège". La Dépêche (in French). September 3, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. Nogues, Nathalie (April 20, 2012). "Arrens-Marsous. Viviane Artigalas premier magistrat". La Dépêche (in French). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. "Viviane Artigalas «Avec vous pour Arrens-Marsous»". La Dépêche (in French). February 15, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. "Résultats des élections municipales 2014" (in French). Minister of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  5. "Résultats des élections régionales 2010" (in French). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. "Assemblée plénière du Conseil régional du 11 octobre : trois nouvelles vice-présidentes" (in French). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  7. "Canton d'Aucun – Viviane Artigalas est candidate aux cantonales". La Semaine des Pyrénées (in French). February 2, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  8. "Résultats des élections cantonales 2011" (in French). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. "Résultats des élections sénatoriales 2017" (in French). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  10. Collongues, Jean-Luc (October 5, 2019). "La sénatrice des Hautes-Pyrénées, Viviane Artigalas, à la commission économique". La Dépêche (in French). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  11. "COMITE DE SOUTIEN 65 Ségolène ROYAL" (pdf). lourdes-infos (in French). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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