Philippe Duron, president of the regional council of Basse-Normandie, was elected on March 28, 2004, the first member of France's Socialist Party to be elected to this office. He defeated the 18-year incumbent, René Garrec. Philippe Duron has also been the mayor of Louvigny (Calvados) since 1989. As first secretary of the Socialist Party in Calvados, he has been successful in uniting the parties on the left in all of Basse-Normandie. He served as deputy to the French National Assembly from 1997 to 2001. Capital Caen Area 31,582 km² Regional President Philippe Duron Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 1,443,000 1,422,193 81/km² Arrondissements 11 Cantons 141 Communes 1,812 Départements Calvados Manche Orne Basse-Normandie is a region of France. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The emblem of the French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS), founded in 1969, is the main opposition party in France. ... There are communes that have the name Louvigny and in France: Louvigny, in the Calvados département Louvigny, in the Moselle département Louvigny, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département Louvigny, in the Sarthe département Related Louvigné, in the Mayenne département Louvigné-de-Bais, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département Louvigné-du-Désert... Alternate use, see Calvados, The French département of Calvados forms part of the région of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternate use, see Calvados, The French département of Calvados forms part of the région of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. ... Capital Caen Area 31,582 km² Regional President Philippe Duron Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 1,443,000 1,422,193 81/km² Arrondissements 11 Cantons 141 Communes 1,812 Départements Calvados Manche Orne Basse-Normandie is a region of France. ... The Palais Bourbon, front The French National Assembly (French: Assembly national) is one of the two houses of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Philippe Duron was born June 19, 1947 in Antony (Hauts-de-Seine). He received a degree in history in 1975 and was a teacher until 1997. His political models are Pierre Mendès-France and François Mitterrand. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Antony is an English language variant of Anthony. ... Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Mendès-France Pierre Mendès-France (10 January 1907 - 18 October 1982), French politician, was born in Paris, into a family of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin. ... François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996;   pronunciation?) was a French politician and President of France from May 1981, re-elected in 1988, until 1995. ...

References

• Normandie Magazine, April-May 2004, No. 192. Retrieved June 12, 2005
• L'Express.fr, February 23, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2005.