André Billardon

André Billardon (born 22 October 1940) is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party. He is the current mayor of Le Creusot and used to be a Minister during Pierre Bérégovoy's term of office, while François Mitterand was president. He used to be a mathematics teacher, before being involved in local politics in the third "circonscription" of Saône-et-Loire. Thus, he was elected as a "député" for the first time in 1978. He was then re-elected in every legislative elections until 1992. He was then appointed Minister for the Energy. He carried out his duties from October 1992 to March 1993. He was again elected as a "député" in June 1997, until May 2002. He also used to be the chairman of the "Communauté Urbaine Le Creusot - Montceau".