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- Vice-President, Hauts-de-France Regional Council
- Member of the Committee of the Regions
- François Decoster is the President of Renew Europe CoR, Vice-President of Hauts-de-France Region responsible for Culture, Heritage and International Relations, Mayor of Saint-Omer. Elected Mayor in 2014, he was re-elected in 2020 with nearly two-thirds of the votes, having transformed the town's economy and outlook as well as restored much of its historical heritage. As Vice-President of the region he has developed international ties, in particular with partnerships in Germany, Poland, United States, and more recently in Ukraine. He has chaired the Citizenship, Governance, and External Relations Commission of the CoR, and worked as Chief of Staff for several French government ministers. He is a graduate of the College of Europe of Bruges, Belgium