Maurice Arreckx
Maurice Arreckx | |
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| Mayor of Toulon | |
| In office 1959–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Édouard Le Bellugou |
| Succeeded by | François Trucy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1917 Saint-Junien, France |
| Died | 21 March 2001 (aged 83) Toulon, France |
| Political party | UDF |
| Children | 4 |
Maurice Arreckx (13 December 1917 - 21 March 2001) was a French politician. He served as the mayor of Toulon from 1959 to 1985. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1978 to 1981, and again in 1986, before serving as a member of the French Senate from 1986 to 1995.
Early life
[edit]Maurice Arreckx was born on 13 December 1917.[1] He received his Baccalauréat.[1]
Career
[edit]Arreckx owned a hosiery business in Toulon from 1935 to 1985.[1] He served as the mayor of Toulon from 1959 to 1985.[1][2] He also wrote two books about the town.[1] He was president of the general council of Var department from 1985 to 1994.[1] He also wrote a book about it.[1]
Arreckx served as a member of the National Assembly from 1978 to 1981, and again in 1986, before serving as a member of the French Senate from 1986 to 1995.[1] He voted in favour of the establishment of the Revenu minimum d'insertion in 1988.[1] Five years later, in 1993, he voted in favour of the continuation of welfare expenditure and state pensions.[1]
Arreckx was jailed from August 1994 to May 1995 for involvement in the murder of politician Yann Piat.[1][3] In 1997, he was found guilty of accepting bribes of 2 million Francs from a water company for the construction of the Maison des technologies de Toulon.[1][4] During the trial, it was revealed that Arreckx owned a Swiss bank account named Charlot with 7 million Francs.[2] He was fined 1 million Francs and sentenced to two years in jail.[1] His four children were also convicted, but not jailed.[4] Arreckx was released after one year, in 1998, for health reasons.[1] He wrote a book about his criminal convictions a year later.[1]
He was a Knight of the Legion of Honour, an Officer of the National Order of Merit, and a Knight of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Arreckx was married and had four adopted children: Marie-Claire, Marie-Geneviève, Jean-François, and Michel Arreckx.[3][4]
Death
[edit]He died of cancer on 21 March 2001.[1][2]
Bibliography
[edit]- Vivre sa ville (1982).
- Toulon, ma passion (1985).
- Un combat pour le Var : l'histoire du conseil général 1790-1990 (1990).
- Ça suffit ! (1999).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q French Senate: Maurice Arreckx
- ^ a b c Arreckx, mort d'un " parrain " varois, L'Humanité, 22 March 2001
- ^ a b Alain Leauthier, Le dernier numéro du comédien Maurice Arreckx. Il a expliqué ses relations avec Fargette., Libération, 15 May 1998
- ^ a b c Les quatre enfants de Maurice Arreckx ont été mis en examen, Libération, 2 June 1995
- 1917 births
- 2001 deaths
- People from Haute-Vienne
- Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Union for French Democracy politicians
- Deputies of the 6th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- French senators of the Fifth Republic
- Senators of Var (department)
- Mayors of Toulon
- French politicians convicted of corruption
- Knights of the Legion of Honour
- Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Deaths from cancer in France