Jean-François Pernin Explained

Jean-François Pernin
Birth Date:1942 1, df=y
Nationality:French
Occupation:Journalist
Party:UDF
Office:Member of the Council of Paris
Term Start:2001
Term End:2008
Office2:Mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris
Term Start2:1995
Term End2:2001

Jean-François Pernin (20 January 1942 – 13 February 2024) was a French journalist and politician of the Union for French Democracy (UDF).

Biography

Born on 20 January 1942, Pernin was the son of fellow politician . He worked for Le Monde as a journalist for 20 years.[1] In 1995, under the list of, he was elected Mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris and became an advisor to President Jacques Chirac. In 2001, he battled socialist before narrowly losing in the second round.[2] However, he was elected to the Council of Paris that year. In 2007, he ran for the National Assembly in Paris's 8th constituency, losing in the first round after obtaining 12.31% of the vote.[3]

In 2008, he refused to run with MoDem and instead entered the race as an independent.[4] He earned 6.50% of the vote.[5]

Jean-François Pernin died on 13 February 2024, at the age of 82.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Fraissard. Guillaume. Kerviel. Sylvie. Psenny. Daniel. 18 May 2007. Journalistes et politiques sans frontières. French. Le Monde. 14 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Résultats des élections municipales à Paris de 2001. Administration of Paris. French. dead. http://web.archive.org/web/20071025003502/http://www.paris.fr/portail/viewmultimediadocument?multimediadocument-id=25518. 25 October 2007.
  3. Web site: Résultats des élections législatives de 2007. Ministry of the Interior. French.
  4. News: 30 January 2008. Jean-François Pernin défie le MoDem. dead. http://web.archive.org/web/20190413051327/http://elections.leparisien.fr/elections-municipales-2008/paris-candidats-mairies-municipales/1490-jean-francois-pernin-defie-le-modem.php. 13 April 2019. French. Le Parisien. 12th arrondissement of Paris. 14 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Résultats des élections municipales à Paris de 2008. Ministry of the Interior. French. dead. https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.interieur.gouv.fr%2Fsections%2Fa_votre_service%2Fresultats-elections%2FMN2008%2F075%2F075056SR12.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&. 12 February 2024.
  6. News: 13 February 2024. Mort de l'ancien maire du 12e arrondissement de Paris, Jean-François Pernin. French. Actu.fr. Paris. 14 February 2024.