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Bertrand Delanoë

Bertrand Delanoë (French: [bɛʁ.tʁɑ̃ də.la.nɔ.e] (listen); born 30 May 1950) is a French retired politician who served as Mayor of Paris from 2001 to 2014. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he previously served in the National Assembly from 1981 to 1986 and Senate from 1995 until 2001.[1]

Bertrand Delanoë
Delanoë in 2013
Mayor of Paris
In office
25 March 2001 – 5 April 2014
DeputyAnne Hidalgo
Preceded byJean Tiberi
Succeeded byAnne Hidalgo
Member of the Senate
In office
24 September 1995 – 27 March 2001
ConstituencyParis
Member of the National Assembly
In office
21 June 1981 – 1 April 1986
Preceded byJoël Le Tac
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyParis's 26th constituency
Personal details
Born (1950-05-30) 30 May 1950 (age 72)
Tunis, French Tunisia
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Toulouse
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life

Bertrand Delanoë was born 30 May 1950 in Tunis, at that time a protectorate of the French colonial empire, to a French mother and a French-Tunisian father. His father, a land surveyor, was atheist while his mother, a nurse, was Roman Catholic.[2]

At 6 years old, Delanoë became a member of the "Petits Chanteurs des Sables", a Christian choral group associated with the Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois.[3] At the age of 11, Delanoë witnessed the crisis of Bizerte between France and newly independent Tunisia.[4] Bertrand Delanoë moved back to France with his family following Tunisian independence; after the military base in Bizerte was closed in 1963, Delanoë's family broke up. His mother came to live in Rodez, Aveyron with her son. After leaving school, Delanoë is said to have started studies in law at the University of Toulouse. According to Who's Who in France he has a diploma in economics.[5]

Career

Early political career

Delanoë has been involved in politics since the age of twenty-three as the secretary of the Socialist federation in Aveyron.

He was first elected to the Council of Paris in 1977. In 1993, he became the head of the city's Socialist Party branch. In 1995, he was elected to the Senate, where he was secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence.

Mayor of Paris

Delanoë became Mayor of Paris on 18 March 2001, when control of the Council of Paris was won by a left-wing alliance for the first time since 1977 (election with universal suffrage). His predecessors were Jean Tiberi (1995–2001) and Jacques Chirac (1977–1995), who resigned after 18 years as mayor when he was elected President of the French Republic.

Delanoë won the mayorship of Paris at the head of a coalition of Socialists, Greens and Communists, over the conservative candidates Jean Tiberi and Philippe Séguin, who were unable to resolve their differences and thereby split the conservative vote. This success in a city which had traditionally been a stronghold of the right until the end of the 20th century was made all the more striking by setbacks to the left in the 2001 municipal elections that occurred more generally. It has been partially attributed with the weariness of the Parisian public with respect to various scandals of corruption and graft in the preceding administrations.

Delanoë was virtually unknown before the election of 2001, but soon gained fame for organising new and unusual events in Paris, such as the "Paris Beach" (Paris-Plages) on the banks of the Seine every summer in order to give Parisians who could not take a regular vacation a chance to relax, sunbathe and build sandcastles in the center of Paris. The program, especially popular with families with children, has been in place since 2002, and has since been copied by many other international cities.

As mayor, Delanoë's goals were to improve the quality of life, reduce pollution, and cut down on vehicle traffic within the city (including a plan for a non-polluting tramway to ease Parisian traffic) and pedestrian malls. He helped introduce a program called Vélib' (a portmanteau of "vélo" and "libre" meaning "free bicycles") which gave Parisians access to inexpensive rental bicycles available in stations all around Paris. The program has been enormously successful despite the fact that it still has a few logistical problems to be worked out.[6] He has outlined a plan for an autolib, whereby small cars would be shared.[7] He was reelected in 2008 (57.7%) for a new six-year-term (2008–2014).

In 2009, he criticized statements by Pope Benedict XVI, which were of the effect that condom use was unhelpful or even counter-productive in the fight against AIDS.[8]

Assassination attempt

Delanoë was stabbed on 5 October 2002 during the Nuit Blanche, a night of festivities in Paris, while mingling with the public. His assailant was a Muslim immigrant, Azedine Berkane, who reportedly told police that "he hated politicians, the Socialist Party, and homosexuals." Speaking to Le Monde, one of his neighbors said, "He was a bit like us. We're all homophobic here because it's not natural." Before being taken to hospital, Delanoë ordered that the festivities continue. Delanoë's wound was not life-threatening and he left the hospital after about two weeks.[9][10]

Azedine Berkane was eventually permitted to leave the psychiatric hospital where he had been a patient after his doctors no longer considered him a threat. However, in early April 2007, he failed to keep a scheduled appointment with his doctors, and has not been seen since.[11]

Olympic bid

The failure to secure the 2012 Summer Olympics for Paris on 6 July 2005 was Delanoë's first major setback as mayor. In the aftermath of the defeat in his Olympic bid, he accused British prime minister Tony Blair of unduly influencing the result in order to secure the games in London. However, Delanoë's popularity in fact rose during July 2005.[12] The French public appeared to have laid more of the blame on President Jacques Chirac, who allegedly said that "the only worse food than British food is Finnish" which is widely believed to have offended two Finnish members of the International Olympic Committee.

Potential presidential bid

Delanoë was said to be considering challenging then-current president Sarkozy in the Presidential election in 2012. However, this plan suffered a setback in November 2008 when he lost the race for the party leadership to Lille mayor Martine Aubry.[7]

Fake New York Times letter

On 22 December 2008, The New York Times published a letter attributed to Delanoë criticizing Caroline Kennedy's candidacy for the United States Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. The newspaper later admitted that the letter, which had been sent by email, had not been properly verified, and was a fake.[13]

Personal life

Delanoë was one of the first major French politicians to announce that he was gay, during a 1998 television interview (before being elected mayor).[14][15] Although a long-time politician, Delanoë is visible at cultural affairs. He attends film festivals, and he is sometimes quoted in the media or appears on television to speak about his friendship with the late French superstar entertainer, Dalida.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

Member of the National Assembly for Paris (26th constituency): 1981–1986. Elected in 1981.

Senate of France

Member of the Senate for Paris: 1995–2001 (resignation).

Council of Paris

Mayor of Paris: Elected in 2001. Reelected in 2008.

Councillor of Paris: Elected in 1977. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.

See also

References

  1. ^ Burke, Jason (6 January 2008). "Definitively a mayor à la mode". The Observer. London. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Bertrand Delanoë, descendant de rescapés", Le Parisien, 15 March 2008.
  3. ^ fr:Manécanterie des Petits Chanteurs à la croix de bois Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois.
  4. ^ http://hebdo.nouvelobs.com/hebdo/parution/p20010118/articles/a58442-.html Delanoë les métamorphoses d'un amoureux de Paris – Le Nouvel Observateur No 1889.
  5. ^ https://www.scribd.com/doc/2626780/Faits-Documents-n106 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Faits & Documents n°106 – Lettre d'informations confidentielles d'Emmanuel Ratier.
  6. ^ Vélib'information in English. Archived 3 November 2007 at archive.today
  7. ^ a b Burke, Jason (6 January 2008). "Definitively a mayor à la mode". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  8. ^ Canadian Press article 22 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Rapp, Linda (13 August 2007). . glbtq.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
  10. ^ Steyn, Mark (2006). America Alone. Regnery Pub. pp. 120–121. ISBN 9780895260789.
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
  12. ^ Sondage : Delanoë au top, Villepin galope (Survey: Delanoë on top, Villepin galloping), TF1, 21 July 2005 (in French).
  13. ^ "Editors' Note". The New York Times. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  14. ^ City Mayors: Bertrand Delanoe – Mayor of Paris
  15. ^ "Psychiatric tests for anti-gay attacker". BBC News. 7 October 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2010.

External links

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  • (in French) Paris and beaches[permanent dead link]
  • BBC report on stabbing
  • CityMayors.com profile
  • (in French)
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Paris
2001–2014
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Socialist Party nominee for Mayor of Paris
1995 (lost) • 2001 (won) • 2008 (won)
Succeeded by

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Bertrand Delanoe French bɛʁ tʁɑ de la nɔ e listen born 30 May 1950 is a French retired politician who served as Mayor of Paris from 2001 to 2014 A member of the Socialist Party PS he previously served in the National Assembly from 1981 to 1986 and Senate from 1995 until 2001 1 Bertrand DelanoeDelanoe in 2013Mayor of ParisIn office 25 March 2001 5 April 2014DeputyAnne HidalgoPreceded byJean TiberiSucceeded byAnne HidalgoMember of the SenateIn office 24 September 1995 27 March 2001ConstituencyParisMember of the National AssemblyIn office 21 June 1981 1 April 1986Preceded byJoel Le TacSucceeded byConstituency abolishedConstituencyParis s 26th constituencyPersonal detailsBorn 1950 05 30 30 May 1950 age 72 Tunis French TunisiaNationalityFrenchPolitical partySocialist PartyAlma materUniversity of ToulouseSignatureWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early political career 2 2 Mayor of Paris 2 2 1 Assassination attempt 2 2 2 Olympic bid 2 3 Potential presidential bid 2 4 Fake New York Times letter 3 Personal life 4 Electoral mandates 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditBertrand Delanoe was born 30 May 1950 in Tunis at that time a protectorate of the French colonial empire to a French mother and a French Tunisian father His father a land surveyor was atheist while his mother a nurse was Roman Catholic 2 At 6 years old Delanoe became a member of the Petits Chanteurs des Sables a Christian choral group associated with the Petits Chanteurs a la Croix de Bois 3 At the age of 11 Delanoe witnessed the crisis of Bizerte between France and newly independent Tunisia 4 Bertrand Delanoe moved back to France with his family following Tunisian independence after the military base in Bizerte was closed in 1963 Delanoe s family broke up His mother came to live in Rodez Aveyron with her son After leaving school Delanoe is said to have started studies in law at the University of Toulouse According to Who s Who in France he has a diploma in economics 5 Career EditEarly political career Edit Delanoe has been involved in politics since the age of twenty three as the secretary of the Socialist federation in Aveyron He was first elected to the Council of Paris in 1977 In 1993 he became the head of the city s Socialist Party branch In 1995 he was elected to the Senate where he was secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence Mayor of Paris Edit Delanoe became Mayor of Paris on 18 March 2001 when control of the Council of Paris was won by a left wing alliance for the first time since 1977 election with universal suffrage His predecessors were Jean Tiberi 1995 2001 and Jacques Chirac 1977 1995 who resigned after 18 years as mayor when he was elected President of the French Republic Delanoe won the mayorship of Paris at the head of a coalition of Socialists Greens and Communists over the conservative candidates Jean Tiberi and Philippe Seguin who were unable to resolve their differences and thereby split the conservative vote This success in a city which had traditionally been a stronghold of the right until the end of the 20th century was made all the more striking by setbacks to the left in the 2001 municipal elections that occurred more generally It has been partially attributed with the weariness of the Parisian public with respect to various scandals of corruption and graft in the preceding administrations Delanoe was virtually unknown before the election of 2001 but soon gained fame for organising new and unusual events in Paris such as the Paris Beach Paris Plages on the banks of the Seine every summer in order to give Parisians who could not take a regular vacation a chance to relax sunbathe and build sandcastles in the center of Paris The program especially popular with families with children has been in place since 2002 and has since been copied by many other international cities As mayor Delanoe s goals were to improve the quality of life reduce pollution and cut down on vehicle traffic within the city including a plan for a non polluting tramway to ease Parisian traffic and pedestrian malls He helped introduce a program called Velib a portmanteau of velo and libre meaning free bicycles which gave Parisians access to inexpensive rental bicycles available in stations all around Paris The program has been enormously successful despite the fact that it still has a few logistical problems to be worked out 6 He has outlined a plan for an autolib whereby small cars would be shared 7 He was reelected in 2008 57 7 for a new six year term 2008 2014 In 2009 he criticized statements by Pope Benedict XVI which were of the effect that condom use was unhelpful or even counter productive in the fight against AIDS 8 Assassination attempt Edit Delanoe was stabbed on 5 October 2002 during the Nuit Blanche a night of festivities in Paris while mingling with the public His assailant was a Muslim immigrant Azedine Berkane who reportedly told police that he hated politicians the Socialist Party and homosexuals Speaking to Le Monde one of his neighbors said He was a bit like us We re all homophobic here because it s not natural Before being taken to hospital Delanoe ordered that the festivities continue Delanoe s wound was not life threatening and he left the hospital after about two weeks 9 10 Azedine Berkane was eventually permitted to leave the psychiatric hospital where he had been a patient after his doctors no longer considered him a threat However in early April 2007 he failed to keep a scheduled appointment with his doctors and has not been seen since 11 Olympic bid Edit The failure to secure the 2012 Summer Olympics for Paris on 6 July 2005 was Delanoe s first major setback as mayor In the aftermath of the defeat in his Olympic bid he accused British prime minister Tony Blair of unduly influencing the result in order to secure the games in London However Delanoe s popularity in fact rose during July 2005 12 The French public appeared to have laid more of the blame on President Jacques Chirac who allegedly said that the only worse food than British food is Finnish which is widely believed to have offended two Finnish members of the International Olympic Committee Potential presidential bid Edit Delanoe was said to be considering challenging then current president Sarkozy in the Presidential election in 2012 However this plan suffered a setback in November 2008 when he lost the race for the party leadership to Lille mayor Martine Aubry 7 Fake New York Times letter Edit On 22 December 2008 The New York Times published a letter attributed to Delanoe criticizing Caroline Kennedy s candidacy for the United States Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton The newspaper later admitted that the letter which had been sent by email had not been properly verified and was a fake 13 Personal life EditDelanoe was one of the first major French politicians to announce that he was gay during a 1998 television interview before being elected mayor 14 15 Although a long time politician Delanoe is visible at cultural affairs He attends film festivals and he is sometimes quoted in the media or appears on television to speak about his friendship with the late French superstar entertainer Dalida Electoral mandates EditNational Assembly of FranceMember of the National Assembly for Paris 26th constituency 1981 1986 Elected in 1981 Senate of FranceMember of the Senate for Paris 1995 2001 resignation Council of ParisMayor of Paris Elected in 2001 Reelected in 2008 Councillor of Paris Elected in 1977 Reelected in 1983 1989 1995 2001 2008 See also EditList of mayors of Paris LGBT culture in ParisReferences Edit Burke Jason 6 January 2008 Definitively a mayor a la mode The Observer London Retrieved 18 February 2009 Bertrand Delanoe descendant de rescapes Le Parisien 15 March 2008 fr Manecanterie des Petits Chanteurs a la croix de bois Petits Chanteurs a la Croix de Bois http hebdo nouvelobs com hebdo parution p20010118 articles a58442 html Delanoe les metamorphoses d un amoureux de Paris Le Nouvel Observateur No 1889 https www scribd com doc 2626780 Faits Documents n106 Archived 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Faits amp Documents n 106 Lettre d informations confidentielles d Emmanuel Ratier Velib information in English Archived 3 November 2007 at archive today a b Burke Jason 6 January 2008 Definitively a mayor a la mode The Guardian London Retrieved 26 April 2010 Canadian Press article Archived 22 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Rapp Linda 13 August 2007 Delanoe Bertrand glbtq com Archived from the original on 11 October 2007 Steyn Mark 2006 America Alone Regnery Pub pp 120 121 ISBN 9780895260789 L agresseur de Bertrand Delanoe a disparu 7 April 2007 Archived from the original on 14 September 2007 Retrieved 3 September 2007 Sondage Delanoe au top Villepin galope Survey Delanoe on top Villepin galloping TF1 21 July 2005 in French Editors Note The New York Times 22 December 2008 Retrieved 27 March 2010 City Mayors Bertrand Delanoe Mayor of Paris Psychiatric tests for anti gay attacker BBC News 7 October 2002 Retrieved 26 April 2010 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bertrand Delanoe in French Bertrand Delanoe s web site in French Paris and beaches permanent dead link The Mayor of Paris from www paris fr BBC report on stabbing CityMayors com profile in French Poll of Parisians on Delanoe January 2006Political officesPreceded byJean Tiberi Mayor of Paris2001 2014 Succeeded byAnne HidalgoParty political officesPreceded byPierre Joxe Socialist Party nominee for Mayor of Paris1995 lost 2001 won 2008 won Succeeded byAnne Hidalgo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bertrand Delanoe amp oldid 1119638879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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