Jacques Dominati

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Jacques Dominati
Mayor of the 3rd arrondissement of Paris
In office
1983–1995
Succeeded byPierre Aidenbaum
Deputy Mayor of Paris
In office
1995–2001
MayorJean Tiberi
Succeeded byAnne Hidalgo
Member of the National Assembly
for Paris
In office
1982–1993
Preceded byPierre Dabezies
Succeeded byLaurent Dominati
Personal details
Born(1927-03-11)11 March 1927
Ajaccio, France
Died8 September 2016(2016-09-08) (aged 89)
France
Political partyUDF
ChildrenPhilippe Dominati
Laurent Dominati
Isabelle Miller
OccupationJournalist

Jacques Dominati (11 March 1927 – 8 September 2016) was a French journalist and politician. Born in Corsica, he was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He started his career as a journalist, and he was expelled from Charles de Gaulle's Rally of the French People over his support for French Algeria. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1967 to 1978, and from 1982 to 1993, representing Paris. He served as the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement of Paris from 1983 to 1995. He served as a member of the French Senate from 1995 to 2004, representing Paris.

Early life[edit]

Jacques Dominati was born on 11 March 1927 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France.[1][2][3] He became an orphan at the age of two, when his father died.[3] During World War II, he served in the French Resistance in Corsica.[3][4] After the war, he moved to Grenoble and later to Paris.[3]

Career[edit]

Dominati was a journalist for Le Parisien libéré, which later became Le Parisien.[5]

Dominati joined the Rally of the French People.[3] He served as Jacques Soustelle's parliamentary assistant.[3] He was elected to the Council of Paris in 1959.[3] He was expelled from the Rally of the French People over his support for French Algeria.[3][4]

Dominati joined the Independent Republicans,[3] and he served as a member of the National Assembly from 1967 to 1978, representing Paris.[1] His parliamentary assistant was Jean-Marie Le Chevallier.[6] In 1977, Dominati was appointed as deputy minister for French repatriates and civil servants under Prime Minister Raymond Barre.[4] He then joined the Union for French Democracy, and he served as a member of the National Assembly from 1982 to 1993, once again representing Paris.[1] Meanwhile, he served as the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement of Paris from 1983 to 1995.[3] He also served in the French Senate from 24 September 1995 to 30 September 2004.[2]

Personal life and death[edit]

Dominati had two sons, Laurent Dominati and Philippe Dominati, both of whom served in the National Assembly.[4][7] He was a personal friend of Jean-Marie Le Pen's, who became one of his sons's godfather.[3] He also had a daughter, Isabelle Miller, who is an author.[8]

Dominati retired in Corsica.[8] He died on 8 September 2016.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Jacques Dominati". National Assembly. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "DOMINATI Jacques". Senate. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Roger, Patrick (September 10, 2016). "Mort de Jacques Dominati, ancien sénateur". Le Monde. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "L'ancien résistant Jacques Dominati est mort". Le Figaro. September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Décès de Jacques Dominati, ancien député de Paris et secrétaire d'Etat". Le Parisien. September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  6. ^ Bernard, Mathias (2007). La guerre des droites: de l'affaire Dreyfus à nos jours. Paris: Odile Jacob. p. 175. ISBN 9782738119827. OCLC 422090760.
  7. ^ Guiral, Antoine (October 4, 2006). "Dominati père et fils, strapontins et prébendes en tout genre". Libération. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Jacques Dominati, ancien résistant et secrétaire d'État, est mort". Le Point. September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.


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