1. Jean-Pierre Soisson was a deputy in the National Assembly of France for the first district of Yonne for several terms between 1968 and 2012; mayor of Auxerre from 1971 to 1998; President of the Regional Council of Burgundy ; and national minister of youth, labour, public administration and agriculture.
Jean-Pierre Soisson first entered the government under the Presidency of his fellow party member Valery Giscard d'Estaing when he became Secretary of State for Universities on 27 May 1974, serving that position until 12 January 1976.
Jean-Pierre Soisson was Secretary of State near the Prime Minister, in charge of Vocational Training, from the latter date until 25 August 1976 and then Secretary of State near the Minister for Quality of Life, in charge of Youth and Sports, until 29 March 1977.
Jean-Pierre Soisson was Minister of Youth, Sports and Leisure from 5 April 1978 to 13 May 1981.
Jean-Pierre Soisson became Minister of Labor, Employment and Vocational Training on 29 June 1988, in which position he served for three years before becoming Minister of State, Minister of the Civil Service and Administrative Modernization on 17 May 1991.
Jean-Pierre Soisson remained in that position until 29 March 1992.
Jean-Pierre Soisson was Mayor of Auxerre from 14 March 1971 to 5 April 1998.
Jean-Pierre Soisson was Vice-President of the General Council of Yonne from 1 January 1983 to 27 June 1988, then Vice-President of the Regional Council of Bourgogne from the latter date until becoming president in March 1992, in which position he served until 17 April 1993.
Jean-Pierre Soisson was again President of the Regional Council of Bourgogne from 16 March 1998 to 28 March 2004, and he remained a member of the Regional Council.
Jean-Pierre Soisson is one of the French members of the National Assembly who holds the record for longevity by the number of terms, with Jean Tiberi and Didier Julia, 10 terms and 32 years in the Assembly from 1968.
Jean-Pierre Soisson was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour in November 2016, for service during the Algerian War.
Jean-Pierre Soisson died from cancer on 27 February 2024, at the age of 89.