Jacques Donnay

Jacques Donnay
Member of the French Senate for Nord
In office
17 October 1999 – 30 September 2001
Preceded byJean-Paul Bataille [fr]
Member of the European Parliament for France
In office
19 July 1994 – 19 July 1999
President of the General Council of Nord
In office
29 March 1992 – 22 March 1998
Preceded byBernard Derosier
Succeeded byBernard Derosier
Member of the General Council of Nord
In office
21 March 1982 – 22 March 1998
Preceded byDenise Ségard
Succeeded byChristian Decocq [fr]
ConstituencyCanton of Lille-Centre [fr]
Personal details
Born(1925-01-07)7 January 1925
Lille, France
Died13 March 2024(2024-03-13) (aged 99)
Political partyRPR

Jacques Donnay (7 January 1925 – 13 March 2024) was a French politician of the Rally for the Republic (RPR).[1]

Biography

Born in Lille on 7 January 1925, Donnay was elected president of the General Council of Nord in 1992.[2] In 1998, he did not seek re-election to his mandate in the Canton of Lille-Centre [fr]. He was succeeded at the helm by socialist Bernard Derosier.[3] He also served as a member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999.[4] He replaced Jean-Paul Bataille [fr] in the Senate after his death in 1999, serving until 2001.[5]

Passionate for tennis, Donnay was president of the Ligue de Flandres for 25 years. In January 2018, the commune of La Madeleine named their racquet center after him.[6]

Jacques Donnay died on 13 March 2024, at the age of 99.[7]

References

  1. ^ Poiret, Christian (13 March 2024). "Jacques Donnay, ancien président du Département, est mort". Nord info (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ Serra, Dominique (12 December 2010). "L'ancien président du conseil général du Nord garde la forme et la fibre associative". La Voix du Nord (in French). Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ Aeschimann, Eric; Guiral, Antoine; Simonnot, Dominique; Laval, Gilbert; Schneider, Vanessa; Perrignon, Judith; Bresson, Gilles; Merchet, Jean-Dominique; Virot, Pascal (23 March 1998). "Cantonales: les gains de la gauche. La majorité gagne onze départements. Les alliances FN-droite ne payent pas". Libération (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Jacques DONNAY". European Parliament.
  5. ^ "DONNAY Jacques". Senate (in French).
  6. ^ "Pôle raquettes Jacques Donnay". La Madeleine Tennis Club (in French).
  7. ^ Moniez, Laurie (13 March 2024). "Jacques Donnay, ancien président du Nord, est mort". La Voix du Nord (in French). Hauts-de-France. Retrieved 14 March 2024.