Jean-Marie Le Chevallier

Jean-Marie Le Chevallier (22 November 1936 – 30 October 2020) was a French politician.

Jean-Marie Le Chevallier
Mayor of Toulon
In office
25 June 1995 – 25 March 2001
Preceded byFrançois Trucy
Succeeded byHubert Falco
Member of the National Assembly
for Var's 1st constituency
In office
12 June 1997 – 6 February 1998
Preceded byDaniel Colin
Succeeded byOdette Casanova
Personal details
Born(1936-11-22)22 November 1936
Sceaux, France
Died30 October 2020(2020-10-30) (aged 83)
Vendée
NationalityFrench
Political partyNational Front
Spouse(s)Cendrine Le Chevallier

Early life

Jean-Marie Le Chevallier was born on 22 November 1936 in Sceaux, near Paris.[1]

Career

Le Chevallier started his career as Jacques Dominati's parliamentary assistant.[2] He was introduced to Jean-Marie Le Pen by Dominati, who was one of his personal friends.[2] Le Chevallier subsequently joined Le Pen's National Front.[1] He served as a member of the National Assembly representing the Var from 1997 to 1998.[1][3] However, he was forced to step down due to campaign finance violations.[3]

He also served as the Mayor of Toulon from 1995 to 1999.[3][4]

Personal life

He was married to Cendrine Chéreil de la Rivière, who ran for the National Assembly and lost.[4] They lived in Marrakesh, Morocco, for several years.[3] As of 2009, he resided in an apartment at the Quai Louis-Blériot in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.[5]

He died on 30 October 2020.[6]

Bibliography

Le Chevallier à découvert, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Ed. Laurens, 1998. ISBN 2-911838-51-3

References
  1. National Assembly
  2. Bernard, Mathias (2007). La guerre des droites: de l'affaire Dreyfus à nos jours. Paris: Odile Jacob. p. 175. ISBN 9782738119827. OCLC 422090760.
  3. Jean-Marie Le Chevallier ne veut plus voir Le Pen, Le Parisien, March 2, 2009
  4. Renaud Dely, Le Chevallier coule et quitte le navire FN. Jean-Marie Le Pen minimise le départ du maire de Toulon., Libération, March 29, 1999
  5. Patrice Maggio, Portrait La nouvelle vie de Jean-Marie Le Chevallier ancien maire FN de Toulon, Var Matin, June 4, 2009
  6. "Jean-Marie Le Chevallier, ancien maire de Toulon, est mort" (in French). Le Monde.
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