Pierre Charon
Pierre Charon | |
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| Senator for Paris | |
| In office 1 October 2011 – 1 October 2023 | |
| Councillor of Paris | |
| In office 18 March 2001 – 28 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | 15th arrondissement |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierre Yves Charon 1 March 1951 15th arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Political party | Union of Democrats for the Republic (until 1976) Rally for the Republic (1976–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–present) |
Pierre Yves Charon (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃaʁɔ̃]; born 1 March 1951) is a French politician who represented Paris in the Senate for two terms from 2011 to 2023. A member of The Republicans (LR) and its predecessor parties, he also sat in the Council of Paris for three terms from 2001 to 2020.
Charon ran for a third term in the Senate in 2023 but failed to be reelected.[1] He has been described as close to Presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Emmanuel Macron.[2]
Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (2024)[2]
References
- ^ "Élections sénatoriales 2023 : le dissident Pierre Charon battu à Paris". Le Parisien (in French). 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b Laurent Telo (21 June 2024). "Pierre Charon, « baron noir » de la Macronie". Le Monde (in French).
External links
- Page on the Senate website (in French)