Jean-Pierre Defontaine
Jean-Pierre Defontaine | |
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| Member of the French National Assembly | |
| In office 3 April 1978 – 17 June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Jacqueline Maquet |
| Constituency | Pas-de-Calais's 1st constituency |
| General Councilor of the Canton of Avesnes-le-Comte | |
| In office 2004–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Petit |
| Succeeded by | Maryse Delassus Michel Petit |
| Member of the Regional Council of Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| In office 17 March 1986 – 15 March 1998 | |
| Mayor of Hénin-sur-Cojeul | |
| In office 14 March 1983 – 18 June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Antoniazzi |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Roussez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1937 Mametz, France |
| Died | 1 January 2022 (aged 84) Hénin-sur-Cojeul, France |
| Political party | PRG |
Jean-Pierre Defontaine (4 February 1937 – 1 January 2022) was a French politician. A member of the Radical Party of the Left, he served Pas-de-Calais's 1st constituency from 1978 to 2007. He also served as President of the football club RC Lens from 1976 to 1979. In 2015, a multipurpose venue was named after him in Hénin-sur-Cojeul. Defontaine died on 1 January 2022, at the age of 82.