Jacques Médecin

Jacques Médecin (5 May 1928 – 17 November 1998) was a French politician. A member of the Gaullist party RPR, he succeeded his father Jean Médecin as mayor of the city of Nice, serving from 1966 to 1990. Under suspicion of corruption, he fled France in 1990. He was extradited from Uruguay back to France in 1993, convicted and jailed; he died in 1998.

Jacques Médecin
Mayor of Nice
In office
11 February 1966  16 September 1990
Preceded byJean Médecin
Succeeded byHonoré Bailet
Member of the National Assembly
for Alpes-Maritimes's 2nd constituency
In office
3 April 1967  2 April 1986
Preceded byDiomède Catroux
Succeeded byMartine Daugreilh
Personal details
Born(1928-05-05)5 May 1928
Nice, France
Died17 November 1998(1998-11-17) (aged 70)
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Political partyRPR
ParentJean Médecin (father)
EducationLycée Masséna
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