Jean-Paul Huchon | |
|---|---|
 Huchon in 2008 | |
| President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France | |
| In office 15 March 1998 – 17 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Giraud |
| Succeeded by | Valérie Pécresse |
| Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 18 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Rocard |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Esnol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1946 1st arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Jean-Paul Huchon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl yʃɔ̃]; born 29 July 1946) is a French retired civil servant and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine from 1994 to 2001 and President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France from 1998 until 2015.
Huchon graduated from Sciences Po in 1967 and from the École nationale d'administration in 1971. Jean-Claude Trichet was a classmate.[1]
In 2004, Huchon served as the vice president of the bidding committee for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
In 2007, Huchon was found guilty of illegal taking of interest together with his wife Dominique Le Texier in a case of public contracts awarded in 2002 and 2003. On appeal in 2008 he was found guilty again and sentenced to a suspended prison sentence of 6 months and a €60,000 fine.[4]
Huchon was a keynote speaker at the 2008 Metropolis congress[5] in Sydney, October 2008. He addressed world mayors and industry leaders on issues of eco-regions and governance in the 21st century.
In the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Huchon endorsed Martine Aubry as the party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election.[6]
On 11 February 2014, Huchon was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in honor of President François Hollande at the White House.[7]
Huchon eventually did not run for reelection in 2015.
Huchon has been an adjunct professor at HEC Paris.[8]
Ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Huchon endorsed Emmanuel Macron. In 2018, he was named honorary president of the regional council.[9]
