| Jean-François Picheral | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 1934 (1934-02-26) Nîmes, France |
| Died | 12 October 2024 (2024-10-13) (aged 90) |
| Occupation(s) | Radiologist Politician |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Relatives | Gaston Defferre |
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 French Senator from 1998 to 2008.
Biography
Picheral was born on 26 February 1934. 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.
He worked as a radiologist.
A socialist, he served as Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1989 to 2001, and as French Senator from 1998 to 2008.
Picheral died on 12 October 2024, at the age of 90.
References
- ^ French Senate
- Gérard Unger, Gaston Defferre, Paris: Fayard, 2011
- ^ Une ville où l'on cultive l'art de retourner sa veste, La Provence, 6 July 2009
- ^ Picheral est-il invincible ? Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Le Point, 12 January 2001
- ^ Richard de Vendeuil, Trois fois Picheral, L'Express, 9 November 2000
- Pierre Martin, Les élections municipales en France: depuis 1945, La Documentation Française, 2001, p. 213
- Maire d’Aix-en-Provence de 1989 à 2001, Jean-François Picheral est mort (in French)
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJean-Pierre de Peretti Della Rocca | Mayor of Aix-en-Provence 1989–2001 |
Succeeded byMaryse Joissains-Masini |
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