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Jean Daubigny

Jean Daubigny (18 May 1948 – 2 July 2024) was a French civil servant.[1]

Jean Daubigny
Daubigny in 2009
Prefect of Paris [fr]
In office
19 December 2012 – 3 January 2015
Preceded byDaniel Canepa [fr]
Succeeded byJean-François Carenco
Prefect of Loire-Atlantique [fr]
In office
3 July 2009 – 17 May 2012
Preceded byBernard Hagelsteen [fr]
Succeeded byChristian Galliard de Lavernée
Prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine [fr]
In office
20 July 2006 – 3 July 2009
Preceded byBernadette Malgorn
Succeeded byMichel Cadot [fr]
Prefect of Haute-Garonne [fr]
In office
1 September 2003 – 20 July 2006
Preceded byHubert Fournier
Succeeded byAndré Viau
Prefect of Marne [fr]
In office
6 June 2001 – 1 September 2003
Preceded byMichel Thénault
Succeeded byDominique Dubois
Prefect of Réunion [fr]
In office
15 July 1998 – 2 July 2001
Preceded byRobert Pommies
Succeeded byGonthier Friederici
Prefect of Loire [fr]
In office
4 June 1993 – 9 December 1996
Preceded byPatrice Magnier
Succeeded byJean-Yves Audouin
Prefect of Vaucluse [fr]
In office
4 January 1991 – 4 June 1993
Preceded byFrançois Leblond
Succeeded byJoël Lebeschu
Personal details
Born(1948-05-18)18 May 1948
Troyes, France
Died2 July 2024(2024-07-02) (aged 76)
Troyes, France
EducationSciences Po
École nationale d'administration
OccupationCivil servant

In his highest role, he served as Prefect of Paris [fr].[2]

Biography

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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 [fr]. He went on to serve as Prefect of Loire [fr], Prefect of Réunion [fr], Prefect of Marne [fr], Prefect of Haute-Garonne [fr], Prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine [fr],[4] Prefect of Loire-Atlantique [fr], and Prefect of Paris. After serving as prefect of Loire-Atlantique, he was appointed director of Minister of the Interior Manuel Valls's cabinet.[5] He then replaced Daniel Canepa [fr] 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

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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 [fr], 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]

Tax evasion case

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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 sentenced to an eight month suspended prison sentence.[15] In 2019, he was barred from wearing the Legion of Honour for three years.[16]

Death

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Daubigny died on 2 July 2024 in Troyes at the age of 76.[17]

Decorations

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References

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  1. ^ "Jean Daubigny, mort d'un fidèle serviteur de l'État". L'Est éclair (in French). Troyes. 4 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ Foucault, Michel (2003). D'intendant à Préfet, quel avenir pour le représentant local du gouvernement (in French). Publibook. p. 173.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Un proche de Valls remplace le préfet de Paris". Metro (in French). 19 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Le préfet de Paris est débarqué". Le Point (in French). 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b Bissuel, Bertrand (19 November 2016). "Un ancien préfet d'Ile-de-France soupçonné de fraude fiscale". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ Sarazin, James (31 March 1989). "L'énigme des bocaux". L'Express (in French).
  11. ^ Collomat, Benoît (2007). Un homme à abattre: Contre-enquête sur la mort de Robert Boulin (in French). Fayard. ISBN 978-2213639505.
  12. ^ Mathieu, Mathilde (28 March 2017). "Un ancien directeur de cabinet de Valls bientôt jugé pour «fraude fiscale»". Mediapart (in French). Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. ^ "L'ancien préfet de Bretagne ne payait pas ses impôts". France Info (in French). 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  14. ^ Deléan, Michel (8 September 2017). "Le triste procès du préfet Daubigny, jugé pour fraude fiscale". Mediapart (in French). Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ^ 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). Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  16. ^ a b Mousset, Yasmine (19 July 2019). "Interdiction de porter la Légion d'honneur pour trois hauts fonctionnaires condamnés". Ouest-France (in French). Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Jean Daubigny, ancien préfet de la Marne, est mort". L'Union (in French). Marne. 4 July 2024. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 1992 portant promotion et nominatio". Légifrance (in French). 1 January 1993. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 2001 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French). 1 January 2002. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 2008 portant promotion". Légifrance (in French). 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Décret du 15 mai 2006 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French). 16 May 2006. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  22. ^ 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). Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  23. ^ "DECRET du 11 février 2014 PORTANT PROMOTION ET NOMINATION". Fédération nationale du Mérite maritime (in French). Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
  24. ^ "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres septembre 2016". Ministry of Culture (in French). 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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