Roger Sénié

Roger Sénié (19 July 1920 – 11 September 2021) was a French politician.[1] He served as Mayor of La Bastide-de-Bousignac from 1947 to 2014 as a member of the Rally for the Republic (RPR) and the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). In 2014, he was the oldest mayor in France alongside Arthur Richier.[2]

Roger Sénié
Mayor of La Bastide-de-Bousignac
In office
26 October 1947 – 4 April 2014
Preceded byJoseph Henri Élie Cassagne
Succeeded byGrégory Balard
General Councilor of the Canton of Mirepoix
In office
28 April 1954 – 15 March 1964
Preceded byUrbain Rouch
Succeeded byGilbert Faure
Personal details
Born19 July 1920
Aigues-Vives, France
Died11 September 2021(2021-09-11) (aged 101)
Political partyRPR
UMP

Biography

Sénié succeeded his former schoolteacher as Mayor of La Bastide-de-Bousignac in 1947. His grandfather had served as Mayor from 1920 to 1929. In 2001, Jean Cazal, one of Sénié's municipal councilors since 1977, set up a rival coalition and put his re-election campaign in doubt. However, Sénié remained victorious, winning 65% of the vote.[3]

In 2008, Sénié was re-elected for the 11th time. However, the election results were annulled by Toulouse administrative tribunal on 6 June 2008.[4] The elections took place again on 20 July, resulting in a victory for Sénié with 66% of the vote.[5] On 15 June 2013, he, along with the rest of the municipal council, resigned in protest of the prefecture's decision to include La Bastide-de-Bousignac in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mirepoix, which would cause the commune to lose €145,000 in annual tax revenue.[6] He then began a hunger strike.[7] He was elected back into office on 21 July 2013.[8] He did not stand for re-election in 2014.[9]

Roger Sénié died on 11 September 2021 at the age of 101.[10]

References
  1. "La Bastide-de-Bousignac. Cent bougies pour Roger Sénié". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). La Bastide-de-Bousignac. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. "La moitié des maires français dirigent leur ville depuis plus de vingt ans". Le Parisien (in French). 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. Marcelot, Stéphane (27 October 2007). "Roger Senié : 60 ans de mandat...et ça repart". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Ariège. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. "Ariège: l'élection d'un maire invalidée". Le Figaro (in French). Ariège. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. Cros, Jean-Philippe; Thomas, Jean-Charles (21 July 2008). "Élection municipale à La Bastide de Bousignac". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). La Bastide-de-Bousignac. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. "En Ariège, le co-doyen des maires de France rend son écharpe". Le Point (in French). Ariège. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. Gonzalez, Alexandra; Laffargue, Olivier (18 June 2013). "Un maire de 92 ans entame une grève de la faim dans l'Ariège". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. "En Ariège, un maire de 92 ans conforté par les électeurs face au préfet". La Gazette des communes (in French). 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. "La Bastide-de-Bousignac. Roger Sénié, 93 ans, renonce à se représenter à la mairie". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). La Bastide-de-Bousignac. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. "Ariège : Roger Sénié, ancien plus vieux maire de France de La Bastide-de-Bousignac, est décédé à 101 ans". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Ariège. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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