Jean-François Picheral

Jean-François Picheral (26 February 1934 – 12 October 2024) was a French Socialist politician. He served as Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1989 to 2001, and as a French Senator from 1998 to 2008.

Jean-François Picheral
Born26 February 1934 (1934-02-26)
Died12 October 2024 (2024-10-13) (aged 90)
Occupation(s)Radiologist
Politician
Political partySocialist Party
RelativesGaston Defferre

Biography

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Picheral was born on 26 February 1934.[1] He was a distant cousin of Gaston Defferre (1910–1986), who served as a Socialist French Senator from 1959 to 1962, and as Mayor of Marseille from 1953 to 1986.[2]

He worked as a radiologist.[1][3][4][5]

A socialist, he served as Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1989 to 2001, and as French Senator from 1998 to 2008.[1][3][4][5][6]

Picheral died on 12 October 2024, at the age of 90.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c French Senate
  2. ^ Gérard Unger, Gaston Defferre, Paris: Fayard, 2011
  3. ^ a b Une ville où l'on cultive l'art de retourner sa veste, La Provence, 6 July 2009
  4. ^ a b Picheral est-il invincible ? Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Le Point, 12 January 2001
  5. ^ a b Richard de Vendeuil, Trois fois Picheral, L'Express, 9 November 2000
  6. ^ Pierre Martin, Les élections municipales en France: depuis 1945, La Documentation Française, 2001, p. 213 [1]
  7. ^ Maire d’Aix-en-Provence de 1989 à 2001, Jean-François Picheral est mort (in French)
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Aix-en-Provence
1989–2001
Succeeded by