Education - Higher School of Trade in Paris (graduation year - 1965)

Carrier:
- Land owner (250 hectares of the farm / grain) ;

- 1997 - Chevalier of Legion of Honour.

Professional Interests:

- Agriculture, economic development, development of agricultural areas;

- European cooperation, international policy issues (Asia).

Personal Interests - Sports

Current Functions and Mandates:

- Senator from Gers Department since 27 September 1998 (right party "Union for French Democracy" (UFD); member of the European Democratic and Public Union);

- Member of the Commission on Foreign Policy, Defence and Armed Forces (Report on Security of the Personnel of UN and NGO);

- Vice-President of the Senate Representation in the European Union;

- Friendship Groups:

Vice-President of "France-Russia" Group

Vice-President of "France-Iran" Group

Member of Groups: Central Asia, Caucasus, China, Germany

- Research Groups:

Vice-President of the Research Group in Sports

Member in: the Society of Quality Winemaking, NGO, Senator Mayors

Since 1976 - Mayor of Mont-de-Marsan

Since 1982 - Chief Advisor to Cantonal Council of Gimon
Since September 1995 - Chairman of the Association of Mayors of Gers Department
Since November 1998 - member of the National Commission on Decentralized Cooperation
- Captain of the Company of Musketeers (in the world there are around 2.5 thousand members)

Functions and Previous Mandates

1993-1997 - Member of the Council of Gers Department

- Vice-President of the Commission on Foreign Policy Issues

- Speaker on the Budget of the Foreign Policy Activity

- Vice-President of the UFD Group, foreign policy issues

- Friendship Groups:

Chairman of "France-Kazakhstan" Group

Vice-President of "France-China" Group

1989-1993 - Member of the European Parliament

- Vice-President of the Commission on Economics and Finance

- Member of the Commission on Cooperation and Development

- Chairman of the Representation on the issues of relations with the Persian Gulf states

- Chairman of the Group "Art of Life and Traditions": Protection of the winemaking products and cultural traditions of France.

1986-1988 - Member of the Council of Gers Department

- Member of the Commission on Foreign Policy Activity

- Member of the Representation of the National Parliament Assembly in the European Economic Community (EEC)

- Speaker on the Foreign Trade Budget

1989-1994 - General Secretary of Valois Party of the Rights

1994-1995 - Deputy Chairman of Valois Party of the Rights

Publications:

Entrepreneurship and Development of Economy:
"Perspective of Loan Provision to the Private Sector on Favourable Terms" (October 1996)

International Issues:

"International Respond to Renewal of Nuclear Tests: Much Ado About Nothing?» (June 1996)
"Central Asia: Incomplete Independence" (December 1994)

Emeri de Montesquieu is one of the prominent members of the Party "Union for People's Movement" founded in November 2002 based on the merger of the Party "Union for the Support of the Republic" (USR), "Liberal Democracy" Party and some part of the party "Union for French Democracy".

Married, has a son