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
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 October 2017
Personal details
Born	(1956-10-22) 22 October 1956 (age 68)
Nationality	French
Political party	Socialist Party
Occupation	Secondary school Principal[1]

Career

Artigalas started her political career as a municipal councillor of Milly-la-Forêt, Essonne.^[2] She supported candidate Ségolène Royal in the 2007 presidential election.^[3]

Artigalas was elected mayor of Arrens-Marsous, Hautes-Pyrénées in 2012^[2] and re-elected in 2014.^[4][5] 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^[6] and 2015 and became the deputy chairwoman of the Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council.^[7]

Artigalas stood in the 2011 cantonal election in the canton of Aucun^[8] but was defeated by Marc Léo.^[9]

Member of the Senate, 2017–present

On 24 September 2017 Artigalas was elected a senator for Hautes-Pyrénées.^[10] She was appointed as the secretary of the Commission for Economic Affairs.^[11]

Other activities

• Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Member of the Supervisory Board^[12]