Jean Paolini
Jean Paolini | |
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Born | Jean Dominique Paolini March 3, 1921 |
Died | January 8, 2015 | (aged 93)
Alma mater | Faculty of Law of Toulouse |
Occupation(s) | Official, prefect |
Years active | 1944 – 1988 |
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Jean Paolini (3 March 1921 – 8 January 2015)
Biography
Jean Dominique Paolini was born on 3 March 1921 in Ghisonaccia, Haute-Corse, Corsica, to a father who was a technical assistant in the public works department of the State. He studied at the Lycée de Bastia, then at the Faculty of Law of Toulouse Capitole University, where he obtained a law degree.[1]
He enlisted as a volunteer in January 1943 and became chief of staff to the secretary general for the police of the Toulouse region in August 1944. He was then appointed chief of staff to Poggioli, prefect of the Hautes-Pyrénées, then of Loir-et-Cher (1945-1947). Sub-prefect of the 3rd class, he was chief of staff to the prefect of the Rhône, then secretary general of Savoie in 1951, Charente in 1958, and Meurthe-et-Moselle in 1959. He was appointed prefect of the Meuse in 1965.[1]
In 1967, he became chief of staff to the prefect of police Maurice Grimaud, before himself becoming prefect of the Paris police in 1973. He was chief of staff to the Minister of the Interior Michel Poniatowski (1976) and then to Christian Bonnet (1977).[1]
During the
He retired in 1988.[1]
He received the distinctions of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Notice biographique Jean Paolini". Société française d'histoire de la police (in French). 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- OCLC 941084320. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- OCLC 17497587. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Avis de décès" [Obituary]. Corse-Matin (in French). Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2023.