He was the representative of former French Co-Prince Jacques Chirac in Andorra until 2002.
He has twice been elected to the French Parliament, representing Dordogne for the right-wing political party Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (1993–1997 and 2002–2004).
He was secretary of state (French minor minister) for spatial planning from 2004 to 2005.
Since 4 December 2006, he has been chair of the football team Stade Rennais.
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