Georges Fontès

Georges Fontès (5 September 1924 – 3 March 2020) was a French politician.^[1] He was first a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), then the Rally for the Republic (RPR), and finally the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

Georges Fontès
Fontès in 2011
General Councillor of Hérault
In office 26 March 1982 – 2 April 2015
Preceded by	Pierre Brousse
Mayor of Béziers
In office 18 March 1983 – 24 March 1989
Preceded by	Paul Balmigère
Succeeded by	Alain Barrau
Deputy of Hérault
In office 16 March 1986 – 1 April 1986
Succeeded by	René Couveinhes
State Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
In office 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988
Preceded by	Jean Laurain
Succeeded by	Jacques Mellick
Personal details
Born	5 September 1924 Béziers, France
Died	3 March 2020(2020-03-03) (aged 95) Béziers, France
Political party	UMP
Occupation	Politician

Biography

Fontès was the son of a truck driver and a housekeeper. He was excluded from the Grand Orient de France for "inassuidity".^[2] He was in favor of reestablishing the death penalty in France.

Honors

• Officer of the Legion of Honour (2011)
• Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite