Jean-Pierre Worms (16 July 1934 – 12 July 2019)[1][2] was a French sociologist and former parliamentarian[3] who was active in the associative sector.

Jean-Pierre Worms
Member of the National Assembly
for Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency
In office
1981–1993
Personal details
Born(1934-07-16)16 July 1934
Courbevoie, France
Died12 July 2019(2019-07-12) (aged 84)
Paris, France
Political partySocialist Party

He combined the profession of sociologist with political activity which was initially militant but is now mainly associative.

He was elected to the city council of Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France) in 1977 and became assistant mayor in charge of economic affairs. He was a member of the Conseil général of Saône-et-Loire for the canton of Mâcon-South from 1989 - 1995. He was active in promoting local economic development and the income guarantee called the revenu minimum d'insertion or RMI).

As a representative of the French parliament to the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe, he bore responsibility for the additional protocol to the European Convention of Human Rights defining and protecting the rights of national minorities. He is quoted as saying "Along with decentralisation, it is the thing of which I am proudest during my twelve years in parliament".

He died on 12 July 2019, at age 84.

References

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  1. ^ "Décès de Jean-Pierre Worms : Les Radicaux de Gauche viennent de perdre un ami". Info Chalon (in French).
  2. ^ "Jean-Pierre Worms nous a quittés". Montceau News (in French). 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ Maor, Moshe (1998). Parties, conflicts, and coalitions in Western Europe: organisational determinants of coalition bargaining. Psychology Press. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-0-415-11602-2. Retrieved 8 August 2011.