Anne d'Ornano

Anne d'Ornano (née de Contades; born 7 December 1936) is a French politician.

[4] She was the President of the General Council of the French department of Calvados.

Unlike most centrists, she supported Nicolas Sarkozy by the first round of the 2007 election, over UDF candidate François Bayrou.

She also succeeded him as Mayor of Deauville in 1977, a post she held until 2001 when she retired in favour of Philippe Augier.

[6] D'Ornano has been awarded the Legion of Honour, and is also a commandeur of the Ordre national du Mérite.