Alain Vidalies

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Alain Vidalies
French Minister of Transport
In office 26 August 2014 – 10 May 2017
President	François Hollande
Prime Minister	Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded by	Frédéric Cuvillier
Succeeded by	Élisabeth Borne
Personal details
Born	(1951-03-17) 17 March 1951 (age 73) Grenade-sur-l'Adour, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	University of Bordeaux

Alain Vidalies (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ vidali]; born 17 March 1951) was the French Secretary of State for Transport, the Sea and Fisheries from 26 August 2014 to 10 May 2017. He represents the Landes department in the National Assembly of France, and is a member of the Socialist Party and of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche parliamentary group.^[1]