 He became a municipal councillor in 1987, before entering the Regional Council of Midi-Pyrénées in 1992, where he stayed until 2004.He also was General Councillor of Haute-Garonne from 1994 to 2008 for the canton of Toulouse-9.After the elevation Mayor Philippe Douste-Blazy to the position Minister of Health, an interim officeholder was appointed in the person of Françoise de Veyrinas.