Jean Tiberi
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Jean Tiberi is a French politician who was mayor of Paris from May 22, 1995 to March 24, 2001. , he is mayor of the 5th arrondissement of Paris and deputy
to the French National Assembly
from the second district of Paris.
Of Corsica
n descent, Tiberi first entered the National Assembly in August 1968 as the replacement for René Capitant
, who was appointed to the government as Minister of Justice. He was re-elected in the 1973 election
, serving until early 1976, when he was appointed to the government as Secretary of State in charge of Food Industries, under the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Industry and Research. He served in that position until August 1976, after which he returned to the National Assembly in a by-election in November 1976 to replace Monique Tisne. He has been re-elected to the National Assembly in every election since then.
He was Mayor of the 5th arrondissement of Paris from March 1983 to May 1995, when he became Mayor of Paris. After serving as Mayor of Paris, he was again elected as Mayor of the 5th arrondissement in 2001.
Jean Tiberi and his wife Xavière Tiberi
were involved in some corruption scandals in the Paris region
in which Mr Tiberi was accused of vote-rigging.
In 1998, a justice-ordered search of Jean and Xavière Tiberi's apartment on the Place du Panthéon showed that they possessed illegal firearm
s. They were not prosecuted in exchange for the destruction of the weapons. http://www.lexpress.fr/Express/Info/France/Dossier/tiberi/dossier.asp?ida=168836
The above actions are sometimes referred to by the press as Corsica
n mores. http://www.lexpress.fr/Express/Info/France/Dossier/tiberi/dossier.asp?ida=168836
Secretary of State for Food Industries : January–August 1976.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Paris : 1968–1976 (Became Secretary of State in 1976) / And since November 1976. Elected in 1968, reelected in 1973, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Paris : 1995–2001.
Deputy-mayor of Paris : 1983–1995. Reelected in 1989.
Councillor of Paris : Since 1965. Reelected in 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.
Mayor of the 5th arrondissement of Paris : 1983–1995 / And since 2001. Reelected in 1989, 2001, 2008.
Councillor of the 5th arrondissement of Paris : Since 1983. Reelected in 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.
Chamber of Deputies of France
Chamber of Deputies was the name given to several parliamentary bodies in France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries:* 1814–1848 during the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy, the Chamber of Deputies was the Lower chamber of the French Parliament, elected by census suffrage.*...
to the French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
from the second district of Paris.
Of Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
n descent, Tiberi first entered the National Assembly in August 1968 as the replacement for René Capitant
René Capitant
René Marie Alphonse Charles Capitant was a French lawyer and politician.He was the son of a lawyer, Henri Capitant, and attended the Lycée Henri-IV in Paris...
, who was appointed to the government as Minister of Justice. He was re-elected in the 1973 election
French legislative election, 1973
French legislative elections took place on 4 and 11 March 1973 to elect the 5th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.In order to end the May 1968 crisis, President Charles de Gaulle dissolved the National Assembly and his party, the Gaullist Party Union of Democrats for the Republic , obtained...
, serving until early 1976, when he was appointed to the government as Secretary of State in charge of Food Industries, under the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Industry and Research. He served in that position until August 1976, after which he returned to the National Assembly in a by-election in November 1976 to replace Monique Tisne. He has been re-elected to the National Assembly in every election since then.
He was Mayor of the 5th arrondissement of Paris from March 1983 to May 1995, when he became Mayor of Paris. After serving as Mayor of Paris, he was again elected as Mayor of the 5th arrondissement in 2001.
Jean Tiberi and his wife Xavière Tiberi
Xavière Tiberi
Xavière Tiberi is the spouse of former mayor of Paris Jean Tiberi. She is mostly known for being involved in corruption scandals in the Paris region....
were involved in some corruption scandals in the Paris region
Corruption scandals in the Paris region
In the 1980s and 1990s there were, in the Paris region , multiple instances of alleged and proved political corruption cases, as well as cases of abuse of public money and resources...
in which Mr Tiberi was accused of vote-rigging.
In 1998, a justice-ordered search of Jean and Xavière Tiberi's apartment on the Place du Panthéon showed that they possessed illegal firearm
Firearm
A firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...
s. They were not prosecuted in exchange for the destruction of the weapons. http://www.lexpress.fr/Express/Info/France/Dossier/tiberi/dossier.asp?ida=168836
The above actions are sometimes referred to by the press as Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
n mores. http://www.lexpress.fr/Express/Info/France/Dossier/tiberi/dossier.asp?ida=168836
Political career
Governmental functionSecretary of State for Food Industries : January–August 1976.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Paris : 1968–1976 (Became Secretary of State in 1976) / And since November 1976. Elected in 1968, reelected in 1973, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Paris : 1995–2001.
Deputy-mayor of Paris : 1983–1995. Reelected in 1989.
Councillor of Paris : Since 1965. Reelected in 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.
Mayor of the 5th arrondissement of Paris : 1983–1995 / And since 2001. Reelected in 1989, 2001, 2008.
Councillor of the 5th arrondissement of Paris : Since 1983. Reelected in 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.