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Henry de Lesquen was born on January 1, 1949 in [[Kenitra|Port-Lyautey]], [[Morocco]].<ref name="Stakeholders">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vdfr95.com/intervenants.htm|title=Henry de Lesquen|publisher=Stakeholders|accessdate=22 December 2010|language=French}}</ref> His father, Pierre de Lesquen du Plessis-Casso, was a general in the [[French Army]]. His mother was Anne-Marie Huon de Kermadec. |
Henry de Lesquen was born on January 1, 1949 in [[Kenitra|Port-Lyautey]], [[Morocco]].<ref name="Stakeholders">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vdfr95.com/intervenants.htm |title=Henry de Lesquen |publisher=Stakeholders |accessdate=22 December 2010 |language=French |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529053432/http://www.vdfr95.com/intervenants.htm |archivedate=29 May 2010 |df= }}</ref> His father, Pierre de Lesquen du Plessis-Casso, was a general in the [[French Army]]. His mother was Anne-Marie Huon de Kermadec. |
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.png) Lesquen in 2017. | |
| Born | January 1, 1949 Port-Lyautey, Morocco |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Civil servant, radio host and politician |
Henry de Lesquen (January 1, 1949) is a French high-ranking civil servant, radio host and far-right politician.
Early life
Henry de Lesquen was born on January 1, 1949 in Port-Lyautey, Morocco.[1] His father, Pierre de Lesquen du Plessis-Casso, was a general in the French Army. His mother was Anne-Marie Huon de Kermadec.
Career
De Lesquen was a member of the Rally for the Republic (RPR), but left the party in 1984. He has been the president of the Club de l'Horloge, a conservative think tank, since 1985.[1]
In 2001, he became a municipal councillor in Versailles,[1] where he spoke out against the city's public housing projects. In 2007, he became the president of right-wing radio station Radio Courtoisie.
At the end of 2015, de Lesquen announced his candidacy to the 2017 presidential election. In the following months, he attracted media attention by making a number of racist remarks and radical proposals, claiming that as president, he would destroy the Eiffel Tower, "burn" France's labour code and ban "negro music" from the French public media. [2][3] He was eventually sued for public insults, racist declarations and holocaust denial. In January 2017, he was sentenced to a 16000 euros fine.[4] In March 2017, he withdrew his candidacy in favor of François Fillon.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Henry de Lesquen" (in French). Stakeholders. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Présidentielle : Henry de Lesquen, ce candidat qui veut « bannir la musique nègre » et revenir au 19ème siècle, L'Obs, 12 April 2016
- ^ Henry de Lesquen, au nom de la race, Libération, 26 April 2016
- ^ Henry de Lesquen condamné à 16 000 euros d'amende, L'Express, 25 January 2017
- ^ nouveau soutien (très encombrant) de François Fillon, LCI, 3 March 2017
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- Living people
- 1949 births
- People from Kenitra
- People from Versailles
- French people of Breton descent
- École Polytechnique alumni
- École nationale d'administration alumni
- Faculty of Sciences Po
- Rally for the Republic politicians
- French Holocaust deniers
- French civil servants
- Far-right politicians in France
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