Jacques Médecin
Jacques Médecin | |
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| Mayor of Nice | |
| In office 11 February 1966 – 16 September 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Médecin |
| Succeeded by | Honoré Bailet |
| Member of the National Assembly for Alpes-Maritimes's 2nd constituency | |
| In office 3 April 1967 – 2 April 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Diomède Catroux |
| Succeeded by | Martine Daugreilh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1928 Nice, France |
| Died | 17 November 1998 (aged 70) Punta del Este, Uruguay |
| Political party | RPR |
| Parent | Jean Médecin (father) |
| Education | Lycée Masséna |
Jacques Médecin (5 May 1928 – 17 November 1998) was a French politician. A member of the
Biography
Médecin was born in Nice, the son of
Médecin was challenged in the first round of the 1977 municipal elections, and accused of links with former members of the
In the 1980s Médecin became the target of corruption allegations, following an exposé of judicial and police wrongdoing in Nice by British novelist Graham Greene. Accusations of political corruption against him grew through the decade, and Médecin fled France in 1990. He was finally arrested in Uruguay in 1993 and was extradited to France in 1994. He was convicted of several counts of corruption and associated crimes, and sentenced to prison.[5]
Médecin returned to Uruguay following his release from prison. He died in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in November 1998, of cardiac arrest.[6]
Outside politics, Médecin was the author of a noted book on the cuisine of the Nice region, published in English translation by Penguin Books in 1983, and reissued by Grub Street in 2002. In the context of an article about different philosophies on the preparation of salade niçoise, chef and food writer for the Financial Times Rowley Leigh wrote of the book: "Things changed in 1983 with the publication of the English translation of Cuisine Niçoise: Recipes from a Mediterranean Kitchen by one Jacques Médecin. In spite of the fact that Médecin was a famously racist mayor of Nice who was extradited from South America in order to face trial on corruption charges, the book, unlike its author, was a delight... However crooked Médecin had been, none of us doubted his cooking."[7]
Political career
Governmental functions
Secretary of State for Tourism : 1976–1977
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
General Council
President of the General Council of Alpes-Maritimes : 1973–1990 (Resignation). Reelected in 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988.
General councillor of Alpes-Maritimes : 1961–1990 (Resignation). Reelected in 1979, 1985.
Mayor of Nice : 1966–1990 (Resignation). Reelected in 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989
Municipal councillor of Nice : 1965–1990 (Resignation). Reelected in 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989.
External links
References
- ^ Médecin, Jacques. Cuisine Niçoise: Recipes from a Mediterranean Kitchen. Penguin Books, 1983.
- ^ [1] "Faîtes entrer l'accusé : saison 2003/2004"'
- ^ [2] l'Humanite article: "La Mafia vue par Médecin"'
- ^ 'Quand Jacques Médecin, maire de Nice, soutenait les ennemis de Mandela', Nice-Matin, 6 décembre 2013.
- ^ [3] Article: "Le maximum requis contre Jacques Médecin"
- ^ [4] Article: "Le décès de Jacques Médecin"
- ^ Leigh, Rowley. "All things Nice: Salade Niçoise." Financial Times, 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011 at: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/4eb17ce0-b286-11e0-8784-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1T1xJG9gQ
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