Job Durupt

Job Durupt was a French politician. He was the mayor of Tomblaine from 1971 to 2001. He served as a Socialist member of the National Assembly from 1981 to 1988, representing Meurthe-et-Moselle. He became an officer of the Legion of Honour in 2016.

Biography

An Architect by profession, Job Durupt is the son of Léo Durupt and the father of four children, including photographer Gilles Durupt.
He was mayor of the municipality of Tomblaine from 1971 to 2001 and general councilor for the canton of Saint-Max from 1973 to 1982.
On July 2, 1981, he was elected deputy for the second constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle with the Socialist Party (France). Re-elected twice in a row, he sat in the National Assembly until October 21, 1988, when he was replaced by Gérard Léonard after his election was invalidated.
Since the start of the 2021 school year, a newly built school in the town has been named after him.