Roland Chassain

Roland Chassain
Mayor of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
In office
24 June 1995 – 9 February 2021
Preceded byHubert Manaud
Succeeded byChristelle Aillet
Member of the National Assembly
for Bouches-du-Rhône's 16th constituency
In office
19 June 2002 – 19 June 2007
Preceded byMichel Vauzelle
Succeeded byMichel Vauzelle
General councillor of Bouches-du-Rhône
In office
28 March 1994 – 1 April 2015
Preceded byHubert Manaud
Succeeded byNicolas Koukas
Personal details
Born(1947-02-05)5 February 1947
Aurillac, France
Died9 February 2021(2021-02-09) (aged 74)
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
Political partyRPR
UMP
The Republicans

Roland Chassain (5 February 1947 – 9 February 2021) was a French politician.[1]

Biography

Chassain served as Deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône's 16th constituency in the 12th legislature of the Fifth French Republic [fr] as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. As a member of the National Assembly, he fought for the reestablishment of the death penalty for acts of terrorism.[2] However, the Constitution of France was rewritten in 2007 to eliminate the death penalty. That year, he was defeated by Michel Vauzelle of the Socialist Party.

Chassain ran again in 2012, but withdrew in favor of the National Front candidate and rallying voters against Michel Vauzelle, though Vauzelle retained the seat.[3]

During the 2012 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election, Chassain supported Jean-François Copé to be leader of the party. Following a contested election, he called for Nicolas Sarkozy to be President of the UMP, and for Copé and François Fillon to be co-presidents.[4] In a December 2012 interview with Minute, Chassain called for more unity between the UMP and the National Front.[5]

Roland Chassain died on 9 February 2021 at the age of 74, four days after his birthday.[6]

Distinctions

References

  1. ^ "Roland Chassain, ancien député et maire LR des Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, est mort". Le Monde (in French). 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ "N° 1521 - Proposition de loi de M. Richard Dell'Agnola tendant à rétablir la peine de mort pour les auteurs d'actes de terrorisme". Assemblée Nationale (in French). 8 April 2004.
  3. ^ "Copé: pas de leçons à avoir sur Chassain". Le Figaro (in French). 11 July 2012.
  4. ^ "La parole aux adhérents UMP!". Roland Chassain (in French). 26 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Entretien avec Roland Chassain, maire UMP : " Il faut des passerelles entre l'UMP et le FN ! "". Minute (in French). 4 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Roland Chassain, maire des Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer, est décédé". Midi Libre (in French). 10 February 2021.