Charles Baur served as the longtime President of the Regional Council of Picardy from 1976 until 1978 and again from 1985 to 2004.
12 Facts About Charles Baur
1.
2.
Charles Baur was a member of the Union for French Democracy and a founding member of the now defunct Social Democratic Party.
3.
Charles Baur served as the mayor of Villers-Cotterets from 1954 to 1989.
4.
Charles Baur was first elected President of the Regional Council of Picardy in 1976.
5.
Charles Baur held the office for two years, before ceding it to his successor, Max Lejeune, in 1978.
6.
Charles Baur regained the Presidency of the Regional Council in 1985.
7.
Charles Baur won re-election again in 1998, thanks to an alliance with the National Front.
8.
Charles Baur served as an MEP from December 1986 to 1989.
9.
In 1983, Charles Baur was elected to the National Assembly of France representing Aisne's 2nd constituency as a member of the Union for French Democracy.
10.
Charles Baur served as a deputy in the National Assembly from 28 March 1993 to 21 April 1997.
11.
Charles Baur retired from politics and the Presidency of the Regional Council of Picardy in 2004.
12.
Charles Baur died in Morocco on 2 January 2015, at the age of 85.