Jean Germain (politician)

Germain was the president of University of Tours from 1988 to 1993.^[1] In 1995, he was elected mayor of Tours and president of the agglomeration community of Tours, Tour(s) Plus.

In September 2011, Germain was elected as a Senator from the department of Indre-et-Loire.^[2]

Germain was a member of the French Socialist Party.^[2]

On 7 April 2015 he was found dead in his garage near his home in Tours, on the day that he was due to go on trial, accused of having illegally profited from Chinese bridal tours between 2007 and 2011. He left two suicide notes, protesting his innocence.^[3]