Alain Carignon
French politician
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Alain Carignon (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ kaʁiɲɔ̃]; born 23 February 1949 in Vizille (Isère)) is a conservative French politician. From 1986 to 1995, he was deputy to the National Assembly, before becoming a junior minister in charge of environmental issues in the second Chirac government; in 1986 he proposed legislation against major radioactive risks.[1] He then became minister in charge of media and telecommunication in the Balladur government.,[2] but had to resign from that position when his indictment for corruption became inevitable. He was later sentenced to a 4 years jail term, and made unelectable for a further 5 years. He served 29 months of his jail sentence, the longest to date for a French politician convicted of corruption.
Alain Carignon | |
|---|---|
 A conservative French politician | |
| Mayor of Grenoble | |
| In office 1983–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert Dudebout |
| Succeeded by | Michel Destot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1949 |
| Party | The Republicans (France) |
He returned to political activity in 2002 at the end of his unelectability term,[3] and has since unsuccessfully run for several elected positions.
