René Vestri

René Vestri (25 October 1938 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France 6 February 2013, in Paris) was a French politician.[1][2][3] He was a member of the Senate of France for the Alpes-Maritimes department, a member of the General council of the Alpes-Maritimes and the mayor of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.[2] He was a member of the Rassemblement pour la République (RPR) and of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

René Vestri
Senator, French Senate
In office
21 September 2008  6 February 2013
ConstituencyAlpes-Maritimes
Mayor, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
In office
2002  6 February 2013
Preceded byHonoré Toscan
Councillor, Alpes-Maritimes General Council
In office
1985  6 February 2013
ConstituencyCanton of Villefranche-sur-Mer
Personal details
Born(1938-10-25)25 October 1938
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
Died6 February 2013(2013-02-06) (aged 74)
Political partyUMP
ResidenceFrance

In 2010 Vestri was indicted for money laundering, influence peddling and conspiracy.[2] In 2011, in a separate corruption case, he received a suspended five-month prison sentence and a 3000 Euros fine.[4]

References

  1. Page on the Senate website
  2. Agence France-Presse (6 February 2013). "Décès du sénateur René Vestri, maire de Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. Bertolino, Guillaume (7 February 2013). "René Vestri: la disparition d'un "Grand loup" politique" (in French). Nice-Matin. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. Agence France-Presse (26 October 2011). "Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: Vestri condamné en appel pour détournement de fonds" (in French). Nice-Matin. Retrieved 10 February 2013.


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