Jean Daubigny (18 May 1948 – 2 July 2024) was a French civil servant.[1]
Jean Daubigny | |
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Daubigny in 2009 | |
Prefect of Paris | |
In office 19 December 2012 – 3 January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Canepa |
Succeeded by | Jean-François Carenco |
Prefect of Loire-Atlantique | |
In office 3 July 2009 – 17 May 2012 | |
Preceded by | Bernard Hagelsteen |
Succeeded by | Christian Galliard de Lavernée |
Prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine | |
In office 20 July 2006 – 3 July 2009 | |
Preceded by | Bernadette Malgorn |
Succeeded by | Michel Cadot |
Prefect of Haute-Garonne | |
In office 1 September 2003 – 20 July 2006 | |
Preceded by | Hubert Fournier |
Succeeded by | André Viau |
Prefect of Marne | |
In office 6 June 2001 – 1 September 2003 | |
Preceded by | Michel Thénault |
Succeeded by | Dominique Dubois |
Prefect of Réunion | |
In office 15 July 1998 – 2 July 2001 | |
Preceded by | Robert Pommies |
Succeeded by | Gonthier Friederici |
Prefect of Loire | |
In office 4 June 1993 – 9 December 1996 | |
Preceded by | Patrice Magnier |
Succeeded by | Jean-Yves Audouin |
Prefect of Vaucluse | |
In office 4 January 1991 – 4 June 1993 | |
Preceded by | François Leblond |
Succeeded by | Joël Lebeschu |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 May 1948 Troyes, France |
Died | 2 July 2024 | (aged 76)
Education | École nationale d'administration Sciences Po |
Occupation | Civil servant |
In his highest role, he served as Prefect of Paris .[2]
Biography
Born in Troyes on 18 May 1948, Daubigny was the son of a school principal.[3] After he attended the Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration, he entered the prefectural corps, his first post serving as Prefect of Vaucluse . He went on to serve as Prefect of Loire , Prefect of Réunion , Prefect of Marne , Prefect of Haute-Garonne , Prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine ,[4] Prefect of Loire-Atlantique , and Prefect of Paris. After serving as prefect of Loire-Atlantique, he was appointed as director of Minister of the Interior Manuel Valls's cabinet.[5] He then replaced Daniel Canepa as Prefect of Paris.[6][7] He was then replaced by Jean-François Carenco on 1 April 2015.[8] He was considered very affable and diplomatic, which caused his slow decision-making and brevity in Valls's cabinet.[9]
Controversies
In 1983, Daubigny, while serving as chief of staff to the Prefect of Police, ordered the destruction of the second series of samples from the Robert Boulin affair , which led to a complaint being filed against him for destruction of evidence. However, while the courts ruled that the evidence should not have been destroyed, there was no malicious intent found behind Daubigny's actions.[10][11]
On 16 November 2016, Daubigny was arrested in connection with a tax fraud case. He and his wife allegedly failed to file their income taxes with the authorities for several years, evading approximately €190,000, as well as allegedly failing to pay local housing and property taxes.[9] In September 2017, he was tried for tax fraud from the years 2011 to 2014, with previous years having surpassed the statute of limitations.[12] The charges potentially carried a one year suspended prison sentence and a €50,000 fine, though he claimed that a blockage prevented him from opening administrative mail; he had not declared his income in 2016 or 2017 and had not asserted his pension rights even though he no longer worked.[13][14] On 3 November 2017, he was sentened to an eight month suspended prison sentence.[15] In 2019, he was barred from wearing the Legion of Honour for three years.[16]
Death
Jean Daubigny died on 2 July 2024, at the age of 76.[17]
Decorations
- Legion of Honour (Knight in 1992,[18] Officer in 2001,[19] Commander in 2008)[20] (suspended for three years 2019–2022)[16]
- Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite (2008)[21]
- Officer of the Ordre des Palmes académiques[22]
- Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit[22]
- Commander of the Ordre du Mérite Maritime (2014)[23]
- Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2016)[24]
- Gold Médaille d'honneur de l'administration pénitentiaire[22]
- Bronze Médaille de la jeunesse, des sports et de l'engagement associatif[22]
- Commander of the Order of Civil Merit[22]
References
- ^ "Jean Daubigny, mort d'un fidèle serviteur de l'État". L'Est éclair (in French). Troyes. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Décret du 19 décembre 2012 portant nomination du préfet de la région d'Ile-de-France, préfet de Paris (hors classe) - M. Daubigny (Jean)". Légifrance (in French). 21 December 2012.
- ^ Foucault, Michel (2003). D'intendant à Préfet, quel avenir pour le représentant local du gouvernement (in French). Publibook. p. 173.
- ^ "Le préfet de la région Bretagne est aussi préfet d'Ille et Vilaine et de la zone de défense civile Ouest". Prefect of Brittany (in French). 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Décret du 3 juillet 2009 portant nomination du préfet de la région Pays de la Loire, préfet de la Loire-Atlantique (hors classe) - M. DAUBIGNY (Jean)". Légifrance (in French). 4 July 2009.
- ^ "Un proche de Valls remplace le préfet de Paris". Metro (in French). 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Le préfet de Paris est débarqué". Le Point (in French). 19 December 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Décret du 5 mars 2015 portant nomination du préfet de la région d'Ile-de-France, préfet de Paris (hors classe) - M. CARENCO (Jean-François)". Légifrance (in French). 6 March 2015.
- ^ a b Bissuel, Bertrand (19 November 2016). "Un ancien préfet d'Ile-de-France soupçonné de fraude fiscale". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Sarazin, James (31 March 1989). "L'énigme des bocaux". L'Express (in French).
- ^ Collomat, Benoît (2007). Un homme à abattre: Contre-enquête sur la mort de Robert Boulin (in French). Fayard. ISBN 2213639507.
- ^ Mathieu, Mathilde (28 March 2017). "Un ancien directeur de cabinet de Valls bientôt jugé pour «fraude fiscale»". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "L'ancien préfet de Bretagne ne payait pas ses impôts". France Info (in French). 11 September 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Deléan, Michel (8 September 2017). "Le triste procès du préfet Daubigny, jugé pour fraude fiscale". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Martin, Marie (3 November 2017). "L'ex-préfet de Midi-Pyrénées Jean Daubigny condamné à huit mois de prison avec sursis". France Info (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b Mousset, Yasmine (19 July 2019). "Interdiction de porter la Légion d'honneur pour trois hauts fonctionnaires condamnés". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Jean Daubigny, ancien préfet de la Marne, est mort". L'Union (in French). Marne. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 1992 portant promotion et nominatio". Légifrance (in French). 1 January 1993.
- ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 2001 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French). 1 January 2002.
- ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 2008 portant promotion". Légifrance (in French). 1 January 2009.
- ^ "Décret du 15 mai 2006 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French). 16 May 2006.
- ^ a b c d e Villaverde, Maylen (3 November 2017). "L'ex-préfet de Bretagne condamné à 8 mois avec sursis pour fraude fiscale". France Info (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "DECRET du 11 février 2014 PORTANT PROMOTION ET NOMINATION". Fédération nationale du Mérite maritime (in French). Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres septembre 2016". Ministry of Culture (in French). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2024.