Jean-Claude Mignon representing France has just been elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

He will replace Mevlut Cavusoglu from Turkey.

A politician and former business leader, Jean-Claude Mignon has represented Seine-et-Marne in France’s National Assembly since 1988. He has been Mayor of Dammarie-lès-Lys since 1983. Mr Mignon has long-standing international experience in PACE and the Western European Union. He has served as PACE Vice-President since 2007 and Chair of the French delegation (2002-2003 and since 2007). He was Vice-Chair of the EPP/CD Group, Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Reform of the Assembly, as well as of the Committee on Parliamentary and Public Relations, says the PACE website.