On the legal front, he was convicted twice for illegal taking of interests. In 2007, he received a six-month suspended prison sentence and a fine of 60,000 euros due to the existence of a fictitious job.
The former city councilor led the largest region in France from 1998 to 2015, making a lasting impression on local political life after administering the commune of Yvelines from 1977 to 2001.
Long a member of the Socialist Party, he subsequently supported Emmanuel Macron during the 2017 presidential election. Jean-Paul Huchon, former socialist president of the Ile-de-France region and former mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, died at the age of 80.
The socialist, former mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines) from 1977 to 2001, became head of the largest region in France in 1998, which he governed until 2015.
Long a member of the Socialist Party, he supported Emmanuel Macron during the 2017 presidential election.
In 2007, he was sentenced to six months in prison and a fine of 60,000 euros for illegally taking interest in the existence of fictitious employment.
He was also convicted twice for illegal taking of interests.