Pierre-Charles Krieg Explained

Pierre-Charles Krieg
Successor1:Michel Giraud
Birth Date:18 January 1922
Predecessor2:Jean Legaret
Termend2:1 April 1986
Termstart2:25 November 1962
Office2:Member of the first constituency of Paris
Predecessor1:Michel Giraud
Office:Mayor of the 4th arrondissement of Paris
Termend1:1992
Termstart1:1988
Office1:President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France
Successor:Lucien Finel
Termend:14 June 1997
Termstart:13 March 1983
Birth Place:Lille
Death Place:Paris
Nationality:French
Party:RPR

Pierre-Charles Krieg (born 18 January 1922 in Lille,[1] died 6 June 1998) was a French politician and lawyer.

Biography

As a student, he participated in the parade of 11 November 1940 on the Champs-Élysées, braving the German occupation.[2] [3] He was arrested and deported for entering the Resistance.[4] [5] He escaped in 1943 and joined RPF under Charles de Gaulle in 1947.[6]

After becoming a lawyer, he was also a member of the first constituency of Paris from 1962 to 1986.[7] He was elected chairman of the Law Commission in 1972.

He entered the Council of Paris in 1971[8] and became the mayor of the 4th arrondissement of Paris between 1983 and 1997.[9] [10]

Member of the Council of Europe as the representative of France from January 1969 to 19 May 1972,[11] then from 2 July 1973 to 30 June 1975, he then sat in the first European Parliament elected by universal suffrage.

He chaired the regional council of Île-de-France between 1988 and 1992.

For health reasons, he resigned from the mayoralty on 4 June 1997, ceding his post to Lucien Finel (UDF).[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M. Pierre-Charles Krieg - Mandat clos - Paris (1re circonscription) - Assemblée nationale. 2021-08-14. www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
  2. Web site: 1998-06-07. Décès de Pierre-Charles Krieg.. 2021-08-14. Le Telegramme. fr.
  3. Georgi. Frank. 1995. « Le pouvoir est dans la rue ». 30 Mai 1968 la « manifestation gaulliste » des Champs-Elysées. Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire. 48. 1. 46–60. 10.3406/xxs.1995.4422.
  4. Book: Carnets d'un tmoin du sicle 1926-1998 T2 Annes 1967-1998. Editions Publibook. 978-2-7483-2953-7. 159. fr.
  5. Web site: Pierre-Charles Krieg (1922-1997). 2021-08-14. www.parismarais.com.
  6. Web site: Les députés gaullistes de Paris (1958-1973). cairn.info. fr.
  7. Book: Nivet, Philippe. Le Conseil municipal de Paris de 1944 à 1977. 1994. Publications de la Sorbonne. 978-2-85944-244-6. 183. fr.
  8. 1998-06-12. CARNET Pierre-Charles Krieg. fr. Moniteur . Le .
  9. Web site: 1998-06-07. EN BREF. 2021-08-14. leparisien.fr. fr-FR.
  10. Web site: Décès de Pierre-Charles Krieg.. 2021-08-14. Libération. fr.
  11. https://rm.coe.int/090000168079a482 Minutes of Proceedings : Nineteenth Sitting Monday 27 January 1969
  12. Web site: Serafini. Tonino. Lucien Finel, 69 ans, est maire UDF du IVe arrondissement. Enfant, il a vu ces mêmes grilles se refermer sur son père. Direction Auschwitz. Maire au nom du père.. 2021-08-14. Libération. fr.