Jean Médecin
Jean Médecin | |
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| Mayor of Nice | |
| In office 1947–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Cotta |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Médecin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1890 Nice, France |
| Died | 18 December 1965 (aged 75) Nice, France |
| Children | Jacques Médecin |
| Education | Lycée Masséna |
Jean Médecin (2 December 1890 – 18 November 1965) was a French lawyer and politician.
Before the war
He was born in Nice to a respectable family. After studying in Paris, he joined the military and fought in the
Upon his return to Nice in 1919, he briefly practised as a lawyer before entering politics. In 1919, he was elected as a Municipal Councillor, and in 1928, Mayor of Nice. He achieved notoriety when he was allowed to stay as mayor for 34 years. He was elected Councillor General of Sospel (1931), then deputy of the first circumscription of Nice (1932).
Politically republican, democratic, independent and moderate, he sat within the left-leaning independents, then moved more to the centre with the local political party he created called “Le Rassemblement des Indépendants” (“The Assembly of Independents”). However, Médecin increasingly moved toward the
Elected Senator of the
After the war
On his return to Nice after the
In 1951 he was elected President of the General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes, and in 1953, he became a candidate for the presidential election. From March 1955 to January 1965, he was designated Secretary of State by Edgar Faure. In the presidential election of 1965 he ferociously opposed Charles de Gaulle.
In 1961, he handed over many mandates to his son, Jacques Médecin, who succeeded him as mayor of Nice after his death. He died in office.
References
- JSTOR 40988149.
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