William Abitbol | |
Birth Date: | 6 September 1949 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Resting Place: | Montparnasse Cemetery |
Occupation: | Politician, restaurateur |
Party: | Rally for France |
William Abitbol (6 September 1949 – 22 December 2016) was a French politician and, in later life, a restaurateur. His father was a Tunisian Jew.[1] He was a member of the far-right militant group "Occident" as a young man.[1] He started his career as an advisor to Charles Pasqua.[1] He served as a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004.[2] He was a member of the Rally for France.[2] As of 2009, he was the owner of Chez Alfred, a French restaurant in Paris.[3] He died of cancer on 22 December 2016 and he was buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery.[4]