Bertrand Delanoë
| Bertrand Delanoë | |
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| Mayor of Paris | |
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In office 25 March 2001 – 5 April 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Jean Tiberi |
| Succeeded by | Anne Hidalgo |
| Senator for Paris | |
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In office 24 September 1995 – 27 March 2001 |
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| Member of the French National Assembly for Paris (26th constituency) |
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In office 21 June 1981 – 1 April 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Joël Le Tac |
| Succeeded by | Alain Juppé |
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30 May 1950 Tunis, Tunisia |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
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| Website | bertranddelanoe.net |
Bertrand Delanoë (French: [bɛʁ.tʁɑ̃ də.la.no.e]; born 30 May 1950) is a French politician who was mayor of Paris from 25 March 2001 to 5 April 2014. He is a member of the Socialist Party (PS).
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.
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.
At the age of 11, Delanoë witnessed the Crisis of Bizerte between France and newly independent Tunisia. Bertrand Delanoë moved back to France with his family at the beginning of the Tunisian independence.
After the military base 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 possesses a diploma in economics.
Delanoë has been involved in politics since the age of twenty-three as the secretary of the Socialist federation in Aveyron.
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