Wallerand de Saint-Just

Wallerand de Saint-Just (born 6 July 1950) is a French lawyer and politician. He defended traditionalist Catholics and right-wing politicians. He is the vice president of conflicts and treasurer of the National Front.

Wallerand de Saint-Just d'Autingues
Wallerand de Saint-Just in 2012
Born (1950-07-06) July 6, 1950
OccupationLawyer, politician
Political partyNational Front
Spouse(s)Alix
Children4

Early life

Wallerand de Saint-Just was born on 6 July 1950.[1] His family was ennobled in 1742.[2] His father was the mayor of a village in Picardy, where he grew up.[3]

De Saint-Just graduated from the Panthéon-Assas University, where he earned a law degree.[4]

Career

De Saint-Just is a lawyer. One of his first clients was Bernard Antony, a traditionalist Catholic.[4] Another client was Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the National Front.[4] Another client was Bruno Gollnisch.[1] Yet another client was the Lebanese politician Samir Geagea.[3][5] He also defended the AGRIF and the National Front.[1][5] In 1993, he defended Serbian leaders at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.[3]

An anti-communist,[3] De Saint-Just joined the National Front in 1987.[1][4] He served on the regional council of Picardy from 1992 to 2004, and he was re-elected in 2010.[6] He also served on the city council of Soissons from 1995 to 2008.[7] He has served as its vice president since 2007.[3] He is also its treasurer.[1] He ran an unsuccessful campaign to become the mayor of Paris in 2013.[3][5]

Personal life

De Saint-Just has a wife, Alix,[8] and four children. He is a traditionalist Roman Catholic.[4] He took part in the protest at the Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet in 1977.[4]

References
  1. "WALLERAND DE SAINT-JUST - FRONT NATIONAL". Le Point. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. Valette, Régis (2002). Catalogue de la noblesse française. Paris: Robert Lafont. p. 170. ISBN 9782221097014. OCLC 470488759.
  3. Hullot-Guio, Kim (4 September 2013). "Wallerand de Saint-Just se voit en trouble-fête à Paris". Libération. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. Albertini, Dominique (30 October 2015). "Wallerand de Saint-Just, vieil ours brun". Libération. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. Bambino, Andrea (26 June 2013). "Wallerand de Saint-Just: un ex-"catho tradi" en "terre de mission" pour le FN à Paris". Yahoo!. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. Bonneau, Benjamin (26 June 2013). "Saint-Just, l'avocat devenu candidat FN". Europe 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. Allard, Alexandre (6 March 2013). "Wallerand de Saint-Just à la conquête de la mairie de Paris". L'Union. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  8. Lecadre, Renaud (16 August 2007). "Le château lave son linge sale au palais de justice". Libération. Retrieved 10 May 2017.


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