Jacques Donnay | |
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Member of the French Senate for Nord | |
In office 17 October 1999 – 30 September 2001 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Paul Bataille |
Member of the European Parliament for France | |
In office 19 July 1994 – 19 July 1999 | |
President of the General Council of Nord | |
In office 29 March 1992 – 22 March 1998 | |
Preceded by | Bernard Derosier |
Succeeded by | Bernard Derosier |
Member of the General Council of Nord | |
In office 21 March 1982 – 22 March 1998 | |
Preceded by | Denise Ségard |
Succeeded by | Christian Decocq |
Constituency | Canton of Lille-Centre |
Personal details | |
Born | Lille, France | 7 January 1925
Died | 13 March 2024 | (aged 99)
Political party | RPR |
Jacques Donnay (7 January 1925 – 13 March 2024) was a French politician of the Rally for the Republic (RPR).[1]
Born in Lille on 7 January 1925, Donnay was elected president of the General Council of Nord in 1992.[2] In 1998, he did not seek re-election to his mandate in the Canton of Lille-Centre . He was succeeded at the helm by socialist Bernard Derosier.[3] He also served as a member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999.[4] He replaced Jean-Paul Bataille in the Senate after his death in 1999, serving until 2001.[5]
Passionate for tennis, Donnay was president of the Ligue de Flandres for 25 years. In January 2018, the commune of La Madeleine named their racquet center after him.[6]
Jacques Donnay died on 13 March 2024, at the age of 99.[7]