Yves Jégo
{{Short description|French politician (born 1961)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
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{{infobox officeholder
| name = Yves Jégo
| image = UMP meeting Paris regional elections 2010-03-17 n13.jpg
| caption = Yves Jégo in 2010
| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Seine-et-Marne's 3rd constituency
| term_start = 24 July 2019
| term_end = 15 July 2018
| predecessor = Gérard Millet
| successor = Jean-Louis Thiériot
| term_start2 = 19 June 2002
| term_end2 = 19 April 2008
| predecessor2 = Pierre Carassus
| successor2 = Gérard Millet
| office3 = Mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne
| term_start3 = 19 June 1995
| term_end3 = 1 July 2017
| predecessor3 = Alain Drèze
| successor3 = James Chéron
| office4 = Secretary of state for Overseas
| term_start4 = 18 March 2008
| term_end4 = 23 June 2009
| president4 = Nicolas Sarkozy
| primeminister4 = François Fillon
| predecessor4 = Christian Estrosi
| successor4 = Marie-Luce Penchard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|04|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Besançon, France
| nationality = French
| party = UDI
| alma_mater = University of Franche-Comté
Panthéon-Assas University
}}
Yves Jégo ({{IPA|fr|iv ʒeɡo|lang}}; born 17 April 1961) is a French former politician. He was député for the third constituency of Seine-et-Marne in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2018, Mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne since 1995, and president of the Communauté de communes des Deux Fleuves.
He was the general delegate of the Union of Democrats and Independents,{{cite web |url=http://www.parti-udi.fr/ |title=Home |website=parti-udi.fr}} from the party's creation in October 2012. He was also vice president of the Radical Party. Jégo was the spokesman for the Union for a Popular Movement, when that party was ruling. He is also founder and president of a local party Mieux Vivre Ensemble (MVE), formerly known as Mouvement des Seine-et-Marnais (MdSM).
Jégo was appointed Secretary of State for Overseas in the government of François Fillon on 18 March 2008. He was therefore the Minister in charge of French Oversea territories during the 2009 French Caribbean protests and general strikes against high living costs and particularly the costs of food and fuel. As he undertook the dismantling of monopolies, his role was the subject of controversy.{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2009/04/14/yves-jego-l-homme-recompose_1180485_823448.html|title = Yves Jégo, l'homme recomposé|newspaper = Le Monde|date = 14 April 2009}} He was replaced by Marie-Luce Penchard on 23 June 2009 and was not given another portfolio.
He announced in June 2018 that he would retire from politics and as a deputy in mid-July 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2018/06/19/yves-jego-quitte-la-vie-politique-et-l-assemblee-nationale_5317286_823448.html|title = Yves Jégo quitte la vie politique et l'Assemblée nationale|newspaper = Le Monde|date = 19 June 2018}} As of early 2023, he is the executive director (Délégué Général) of the Avec financial group, which is under investigation for alleged illegal asset stripping. {{cite web |url=https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2023/01/09/groupe-hospitalier-mutualiste-bernard-bensaid-place-en-garde-a-vue |title=En direct. Groupe hospitalier mutualiste : la garde à vue de Bernard Bensaid prolongée mardi matin |language=fr |website=ledauphine.com |date=9 January 2023}}
Political career
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Governmental functions
Secretary of State for Overseas: 2008–2009.
Electoral mandates
While most members of the French parliament are also mayors or general (department) or regional councillor,[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/06/AR2007050600216.html "Cumul des mandats, notre classement des députés"], Le Monde, 6 October 2009 Jégo is one of the few to cumulate three elected offices.
1. National Assembly of France
- Member of the National Assembly of France for Seine-et-Marne (3rd constituency): 2002-2008 (Became secretary of State in 2008) / Again from 2009 to 2018. Elected in 2002, reelected in 2007 and 2012.
2. Municipal Council
File:20110300 Emboîtement et cumul des mandats d'Yves Jégo.PNG
- Municipal councillor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne: Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
- Mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne: Since 1995. Reelected in 2001, 2008.
3. Community of communes Council
- President of the Communauté de communes des Deux Fleuves: Since 2003. Reelected in 2008.
Regional Council
- Jégo has also been Regional councillor of Île-de-France: from March 2010 to his resignation in July 2011.
Accumulation of electoral mandates
According to French law[http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/sections/a_votre_service/elections/les_elections_en_france/cumul-mandats "French Interior Ministry"] "Le cumul des mandats électoraux" (in French) against accumulation of electoral mandates, Jégo should have resigned from one of the three first mandates in this list before 21 April 2010. But giving as a pretext a legal complaint from the Front National's candidates, he still held the three of them, plus his local mandate of president of the « communauté de communes des deux fleuves » (CC2F) until his resignation from the Regional Council in July 2011.
In September 2011, Yves Jégo failed to become a member of the Senate of France.
In June 2012, he was re elected as a member of the National Assembly.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
Voluntary associations
Yves Jégo is involved in a number of voluntary associations.
- Co-founder and president of the multi-partisan association Entreprendre Villes et quartiers, devoted to the promotion of the French Zones Franches Urbaines (Urban Free Trade Zones) since 1996.
- Founder and president since 2001 of the association la Seine en partage, devoted to the economical and cultural promotion of the Seine river.
- Founder and president since 2006 of the Association Française d’Accession Populaire à la Propriété (AFAP)[http://www.maisona100000euros.fr/ (fr) "AFAP website"]—formerly and briefly named Association des maisons à 100.000 euros. Its purpose is to help municipalities to build €100,000 houses and to sell them to lower-class households.
Professional experience
- Development director of human resources management and recruitment firm, Light Consultant (1998–2002)
- Co-founder of a publishing house, Éditions Timée (2000)
- Co-founder of a publishing house, Squan Éditions (2008)
- Lawyer (2010)
Recognition
On 6 November 2007, Jégo was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President George W. Bush in honor of President Nicolas Sarkozy at the White House.[https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/11/20071106-13.html Guest List for the Social Dinner in Honor of His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy President of the French Republic] Office of the First Lady of the United States, press release of 6 November 2007.
Legal issues
An active blogger himself, Jégo sued two blogs for defamation and insult. In 2007, he sued Frédéric Maupin and Jean-Luc Pujo for calling him a "liar" and "manipulator" during the 2007 legislative campaign. His suit was dismissed in November 2007, and his subsequent appeal in July 2009 by the Paris appeal court.[http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2008/11/18/01011-20081118FILWWW00480-yves-jego-perd-son-proces-en-diffamation.php Yves Jégo perd son procès en diffamation ], lefigaro.fr (in French)
In 2008, he similarly sued a local opponent, Yves Poey, for calling him an "apparatchik" and a "schemer" during the local elections campaign. Jégo won ) in March 2008 for "schemer", but Poey later won his appeal in May 2010.[http://yvespoey.unblog.fr/2010/05/28/notre-deboute-maire/Notre débouté-Maire], Flamberge (in French)
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