Jean-Paul Huchon (; born 29 July 1946) is a French retired civil servant and politician who served as

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine from 1994 to 2001 and President of the Regional Council of

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from 1998 until 2015.

Biography

Jean-Paul Huchon graduated from

Sciences Po , motto_lang = fr , mottoeng = Roots of the Future , type = Public research university'' Grande école'' , established = , founder = Émile Boutmy , accreditation ...

in 1967 and from the

École nationale d'administration The École nationale d'administration (generally referred to as ENA, en, National School of Administration) was a French ''grande école'', created in 1945 by President Charles de Gaulle and principal author of the 1958 Constitution Michel Deb ...

in 1971. * 1971 to 1975: civil administrator at the Budget Directorate of the Finance Ministry * 1975 to 1978: civil administrator at the International Relations Directorate of the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry * 1978 to 1981: head of the Agriculture and European Office at the Budget Directorate of the Finance Ministry * 1981 to 1985: Chief of Staff to

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(Planning Commission, then Agriculture Ministry) * 1985 to 1986: general manager of Crédit Agricole * 1988 to 1991: Chief of Staff to

(Prime Minister of France) * 1991 to 1998: general manager for

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* 2006 to 2015: president of the Metropolis organisation In 2007, Huchon was found guilty of illegal taking of interest together with his wife Dominique Le Texier in a case of public contracts awarded in 2002 and 2003. On appeal in 2008 he was found guilty again and sentenced to a suspended prison sentence of 6 months and a €60,000 fine. He did not run for reelection in 2015 and later became an adjunct professor at HEC Paris. In 2018, he was named honorary president of the regional council. Huchon was a keynote speaker at the 2008 Metropolis congress2008 Metropolis Congress
/ref> in Sydney, October 2008. Huchon addressed world mayors and industry leaders on issues of eco-regions and governance in the 21st century.

Political career

Electoral mandates

Regional council

* President of the

Regional Council of Île-de-France The Regional Council of Île-de-France () is the regional council of Île-de-France, France's most populous administrative region. Made up of 209 regional councillors elected for 6 years, it is headquartered in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, just north of ...

: 1998–2015, reelected in 2004, 2010. * Regional councillor of Île-de-France: 1998–2015, reelected in 2004, 2010.

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of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: 1994–2001. Elected in 1994, after the resignation of

. Reelected in 1995. * Deputy Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: 1977–1994. Reelected in 1983, 1989. * Municipal councillor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: 1977–2014. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.

Awards

Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

officer *

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* Mérite Agricole

Books

*1972: ''Le Marché Commun'' *1993: ''Jours tranquilles à Matignon'' *2002: ''La Montagne aux singes'' *2005: ''Ceux qui aiment ne peuvent pas perdre''

References

External links

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