Pierre-Charles Krieg (born 18 January 1922 in

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, died 6 June 1998) was a

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and lawyer.

Biography

As a student, he participated in the parade of 11 November 1940 on the

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, braving the

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. He was arrested and deported for entering the Resistance. He escaped in 1943 and joined RPF under Charles de Gaulle in 1947. After becoming a lawyer, he was also a member of the first constituency of Paris from 1962 to 1986. He was elected chairman of the

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in 1972. He entered the

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in 1971 and became the mayor of the 4th arrondissement of Paris between 1983 and 1997. Member of the Council of Europe as the representative of

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from January 1969 to 19 May 1972, then from 2 July 1973 to 30 June 1975, he then sat in the first

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elected by universal suffrage. He chaired the

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between 1988 and 1992. For health reasons, he resigned from the

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alty on 4 June 1997, ceding his post to Lucien Finel ( UDF).

References

1922 births 1998 deaths Presidents of the Regional Council of Île-de-France Members of the Regional Council of Île-de-France French politicians Rally for the Republic politicians French Resistance members {{France-mayor-stub