Jean-Paul Huchon (born 29 July 1946) is a French retired civil servant and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine from 1994 to 2001 and President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France from 1998 until 2015.

Early life and education

Huchon graduated from Sciences Po in 1967 and from the École nationale d'administration in 1971. Jean-Claude Trichet was a classmate.

Early career

Political career

Career in local politics

President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France, 1998–2015

In 2004, Huchon served as the vice president of the bidding committee for the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2007, Huchon was found guilty of illegal taking of interest together with his wife Dominique Le Texier in a case of public contracts awarded in 2002 and 2003. On appeal in 2008 he was found guilty again and sentenced to a suspended prison sentence of 6 months and a €60,000 fine. Huchon was a keynote speaker at the 2008 Metropolis congress in Sydney, October 2008. He addressed world mayors and industry leaders on issues of eco-regions and governance in the 21st century. In the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Huchon endorsed Martine Aubry as the party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election. On 11 February 2014, Huchon was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in honor of President François Hollande at the White House. Huchon eventually did not run for reelection in 2015.

Life after politics

Huchon has been an adjunct professor at HEC Paris. Ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Huchon endorsed Emmanuel Macron. In 2018, he was named honorary president of the regional council.

Awards

Books