About Jean-Pierre Defontaine
Lived 1937 – 2022 (aged 84). Jean-Pierre Defontaine was a French politician.
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.
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Who was Jean-Pierre Defontaine?
French politician (1937–2022)
When was Jean-Pierre Defontaine born?
Jean-Pierre Defontaine was born on 4 February 1937 in Mametz.
When did Jean-Pierre Defontaine die?
Jean-Pierre Defontaine died on 1 January 2022 in Hénin-sur-Cojeul.
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Jean-Pierre Defontaine was a politician.
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Jean-Pierre Defontaine was French.
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