Yann Piat

Yann Annabelle Piat was a French politician. She served in the National Assembly from 1986 to 1994, first with the far right party National Front, then with the centrist party Union for French Democracy. She was assassinated on 25 February 1994.

Early life

Yann Piat was born on June 12, 1949, in Ho [Chi Minh City|Saigon], French Cochinchina.

Career

Piat started her career as an activist for the National Front.
She later joined the Union for French Democracy. She served as a member of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1994. She was opposed to the expansion of the Toulon–Hyères Airport.

Assassination

Pair was gunned down by Lucien Ferri, while driving home in Hyères on February 25, 1994.

Legacy

In 2008, the Rue Yann-Piat in Hyères was named in her honour.
In 2012, a TV film directed by Antoine [de Caunes] and starring Karin Viard as Piat, entitled Yann Piat, chronique d'un assassinat was released on Canal +.