f ond ies ▁- DE A ) ▁in ▁mathematics . ▁ ▁After ▁starting ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁engineer ▁with ▁various ▁fir ms ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁Germany , ▁François ▁Lo os ▁became ▁a ▁technical ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Pierre ▁Pfl im lin , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁and ▁subsequently ▁to ▁Hub ert ▁Cur ien , ▁French ▁Minister ▁of ▁Research ▁& ▁Technology ▁( 1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 5 ). ▁He ▁next ▁joined ▁Rh ône ▁P ou len c ▁as ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Th ann ▁plant , ▁which ▁ ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁being ▁appointed ▁Executive ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Research ▁( 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 8 9 ). ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁the ▁Lo hr ▁SA ▁group . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁François ▁Lo os ▁was ▁elected ▁Conse iller ▁Rég ional ▁( reg ional ▁government ▁representative ) ▁for ▁the ▁Als ace ▁region ▁and ▁deput y ▁of ▁the ▁Bas - R hin ▁département ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁Vice - Ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁Conseil ▁Rég ional ▁( reg ional ▁government ) ▁of ▁Als ace ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁a ▁deput y ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁( after ▁the ▁first ▁election ▁round ). ▁He ▁cha