The former president of Grand Est will join the consulting firm and real estate developer Réalités, the company said. News that makes people react.
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Lhe LR president of the Grand Est region announced his resignation on December 20, to everyone’s surprise. In a press release published Friday, December 30, the company Réalités, a consulting firm and real estate developer, announces that Jean Rottner will join its ranks. ” The Réalités group announces the opening in the summer of 2023 of its Grand Est Regional Department. It will be headed by Jean Rottner who, after leaving public life, joined the entrepreneurial adventure »says the company on its website.
Jean Rottner had announced that he was leaving public life and retiring from ” all of his/her mandates » due ” family imperatives ». His resignation from the regional council is effective since Friday, December 30. The announcement of his arrival in the private sector reacted to many elected officials.
” If he wanted to dissuade voters from voting, he would not do otherwise »
” I can understand that someone leaves political life for a family imperative, and, in this case, it is necessary to earn a good living »reacted Eliane Romani, leader of the environmental group at the regional council. ” But this announcement comes a little fast, which suggests that it was already concluded for some time. He uses the network he acquired in his public functions to go and serve a private organization which has relations with the communities, it is a definition of revolving door. »
” Taking such a position is not done without the agreement of the HATVP (High Authority for the transparency of public life) » Rottner told AFP. ” She will take care of publishing her own opinion. »
John Rottner ” mentioned family reasons that I do not know, so it is difficult to pass judgment »commented Laurent Jacobelli, elected from the National Rally group. ” But changing presidents during their mandate is becoming a habit in the regional council, it’s a problem. People vote but are unsure of the president and the policy they will have. If he wanted to dissuade voters from voting, he would not do otherwise. »
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” Taking on the regional management of an agency that does territorial engineering as close as possible to communities, even though we are in the midst of revising the regional development plan and knowing the changes that will be made, that raises questions »said Christophe Choserot (Renaissance), member of the centrist group.
Jean Rottner, 55, a former emergency doctor, succeeded Philippe Richert, who resigned in 2017. He was then elected in June 2021. The election of his successor will take place on January 13, and should induct Franck Leroy (Horizons), mayor of Épernay (Marne) and member of the majority group.
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