Jean-Jacques Barthe (27 June 1936 – 10 June 2022) was a French politician.

Biography

A teacher by occupation, Barthe joined the

French Communist Party The French Communist Party (french: Parti communiste français, ''PCF'' ; ) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European Un ...

(PCF) in 1961, where he became a member of the Calais local office in 1963. He served on Calais's municipal council from March 1969 until his election as mayor in 1971. He resigned from this position on 27 March 2000 after nearly 30 years of service. Barthe was elected to the

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1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

, where he represented

Pas-de-Calais's 7th constituency The 7th constituency of the Pas-de-Calais is a French legislative constituency in the Pas-de-Calais ''département''. Description Pas-de-Calais' 7th constituency includes the whole of the port city of Calais. Until 2017, the constituency ...

. He was also General Councilor of the Canton of Calais-Centre from 1973 to 1979. Jean-Jacques Barthe died in Calais on 10 June 2022, at the age of 85.

Decorations

* Knight of the National Order of Merit (2001)

References

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