Jean-Paul Huchon

Jean-Paul Huchon is a French retired civil servant and politician of the Socialist Party who served as Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine from 1994 to 2001 and President of the [Regional Council (France)|President of the Regional Council] of Île-de-France from 1998 until 2015.

Early life and education

Huchon graduated from Sciences Po in 1967 and from the École nationale d'administration in 1971. Jean-Claude Trichet was a classmate.

1971 to 1975: civil administrator at the Budget Directorate of the Ministry of Finance
1975 to 1978: civil administrator at the International Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
1978 to 1981: head of the Agriculture and European Office at the Budget Directorate of the Ministry of Finance
1981 to 1985: Chief of Staff to Michel Rocard
1985 to 1986: general manager of Crédit Agricole
1988 to 1991: Chief of Staff to Michel Rocard
1991 to 1998: general manager for François Pinault
2006 to 2015: president of the Metropolis organisation

Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: 1994–2001. Elected in 1994, after the resignation of Michel Rocard. Reelected in 1995.
Deputy Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: 1977–1994. Reelected in 1983, 1989.
Municipal councillor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: 1977–2014. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008

In 2004, Huchon served as the vice president of the bidding committee for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
In 2007, Huchon was found guilty of illegal taking of interest together with his wife Dominique Le Texier in a case of public contracts awarded in 2002 and 2003. On appeal in 2008 he was found guilty again and sentenced to a suspended prison sentence of 6 months and a €60,000 fine.
Huchon was a keynote speaker at the 2008 Metropolis congress in Sydney, October 2008. He addressed world mayors and industry leaders on issues of eco-regions and governance in the 21st century.
In the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Huchon endorsed Martine Aubry as the party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election.
On 11 February 2014, Huchon was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in honor of President François Hollande at the White House.
Huchon eventually did not run for reelection in 2015.