Alain Carignon (; born 23 February 1949 in

Vizille Vizille (; ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population Sights Vizille is the home of the Musée de la Révolution française, a rich depository of archival and rare materials devoted to the French Revolution ...

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Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.

)) is a conservative French

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. From 1986 to 1995, he was deputy to the

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, before becoming a junior minister in charge of environmental issues in the second Chirac government; in 1986 he proposed legislation against major radioactive risks. He then became minister in charge of media and telecommunication in the Balladur government., but had to resign from that position when his indictment for corruption became inevitable. He was later sentenced to a 4 years jail term, and made unelectable for a further 5 years. He served 29 months of his jail sentence, the longest to date for a French politician convicted of corruption. He returned to political activity in 2002 at the end of his unelectability term,« Les fantômes d'Alain Carignon », ''

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'', 6 October 2010, p. 2 and has since unsuccessfully run for several elected positions.

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biographical article at l'Assemblée nationale
1949 births Living people People from Vizille Rally for the Republic politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians Government ministers of France Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 9th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Isère MEPs for France 1984–1989 French general councillors Mayors of Grenoble French politicians convicted of crimes French politicians convicted of corruption {{France-politician-RPR-stub