Alain Carignon

Alain Carignon (born 23 February 1949 in Vizille (Isère), is a conservative French politician. Mayor of Grenoble from 1983 to 1995, he became junior minister in charge of environmental issues in the second Chirac government; in 1986 he proposed legislation against major radioactive risks.[1] He then became minister in charge of media and telecommunication in the Balladur government.,[2] but had to resign from that position when his indictment for corruption became inevitable. He was later sentenced to a 4 years jail term, and made unelectable for a further 5 years. He served 29 months of his jail sentence, the longest ever for a French politician convicted of corruption.

Alain Carignon
A conservative French politician
Mayor of Grenoble
In office
1983–1995
Preceded byHubert Dudebout
Succeeded byMichel Destot
Personal details
Born (1949-02-23) 23 February 1949
Vizille, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyRally for the Republic

He returned to political activity in 2002 at the end of his unelectability term,[3] and has since unsuccessfully run for several elected positions.

References
  1. Le Quotidien de Paris Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, 22 July 1986
  2. "vie-publique.fr". Archived from the original on 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  3. « Les fantômes d'Alain Carignon », Le Canard enchaîné, 6 October 2010, p. 2
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