Michel Delebarre (27 April 1946 – 9 April 2022) was a French politician who was a member of the

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. He represented the Nord department, and was a member of the

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. He was also

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of Dunkirk. Michel Delebarre graduated with a degree in Geography. In 1982, he was appointed Head of Private Office for Prime Minister

Pierre Mauroy Pierre Mauroy (; 5 July 1928 – 7 June 2013) was a French Socialist politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 under President François Mitterrand. Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001. At the time of his de ...

. During François Mitterrand's Presidency he held several ministerial posts between 1984 and 1986 and between 1988 and 1993. His portfolios included: Labour, Social Affairs, Transport, and the Public Service. He was also appointed the first Minister for urban planning. In 1989, Michel Delebarre was elected

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 Dunkirk (re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2008) and in 2002 he was elected as a member of the French National Assembly on behalf of the Parti Socialiste (re-elected in 2007). From 1998 to 2001 he was President of the Regional Council of "Nord-Pas-de Calais". From 1999 until 2008, Michel Delebarre chaired the largest French Association of Social Housing (Union Sociale pour l'Habitat) representing 820 local branches with a 5 mln rental housing stock. Involved in the wiretap scandal (

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François Mitterrand and Jean-Edern Hallier), he was condemned by justice in 2005. In February 2006 he was elected President of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union (CoR). Between February 2008 and 2010, he was First Vice-President of the CoR. Delebarre dies in

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

on 9 April 2022 at the age of 75.

Political career

Governmental functions Minister of Labour, Employment, and Vocational training : 1984–1986. Minister of Social Affairs and Employment : May–June 1988. Minister of Transport and Sea : 1988–1989. Minister of Equipment, Housing, Transport and the Sea : 1989–1990. Minister of State, minister of City : 1990–1991. Minister of State, minister for City and Planning : 1991–1992. Minister of State, minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms : 1992–1993. Electoral mandates ''National Assembly of France'' Member of the National Assembly of France for

Nord (French department) Nord (; officially french: département du Nord; pcd, départémint dech Nord; nl, Noorderdepartement, ) is a department in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties o ...

(13th constituency) : 1986–1988 (Became minister in 1988) / 1997–1998 (Resignation) / 2002–2011 (Elected senator). Elected in 1986, reelected in 1988, 1997, 2002, 2007. ''Senate of France'' Senator of Nord (departement) : Since 2011. Elected in 2011. ''Regional Council'' President of the Regional Council of

Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais (); pcd, Nord-Pas-Calés); is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Nord-Pas-de-Calais ...

: 1998–2001 (Resignation). Vice-president of the Regional Council of

: 1986–1998. Reelected in 1992. Regional councillor of

: 1986–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1992, 1998. ''

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of Dunkirk : Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008. Municipal councillor of Dunkirk : Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008. ''Urban Community Council'' President of the Urban Community of Dunkirk : Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008. Member of the Urban Community of Dunkirk : Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.

References

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