Jean-Hugues Colonna
Jean-Hugues Colonna | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2 April 1986 – 14 May 1988 | |
| Succeeded by | Christian Estrosi |
| Constituency | Alpes-Maritimes at large |
| In office 2 July 1981 – 1 April 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Fernand Icart |
| Constituency | Alpes-Maritimes's 3rd constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean-Hugues Dieudonné Colonna 31 May 1934 Cargèse, Corsica, France |
| Died | 14 January 2026 (aged 91) Cargèse, Corsica, France |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse |
Cécile Riou
(m. 1957; died 2025) |
| Children | 3, including Yvan |
| Occupation | Physical education teacher |
| Awards | Legion of Honour (1998) |
Jean-Hugues Dieudonné Colonna[1] (31 May 1934 – 14 January 2026) was a French Socialist Party politician.
Life and career
Born in Cargèse, Corse-du-Sud, Colonna was transferred to Nice in 1975 as a teacher of physical education.[2][3] He served in the National Assembly representing Alpes-Maritimes's 3rd constituency (1981–1986) and Alpes-Maritimes at large (1986–1988).[4] While in the Assembly, he was an advisor on Corsican affairs for Gaston Defferre, the Minister of the Interior.[5] In 1988, he was defeated in the run-off for the 5th constituency of the department by Christian Estrosi.[6] He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in April 1998 for "34 years of civil and military service, trade union activities and elected public service".[1]
Colonna also served as a Nice city councillor from 1977 until 1995, when he resigned in order to move to Cargèse.[3]
Colonna was married to Cécile Riou, a fellow teacher and co-worker from Finistère, Brittany, from 1957 until her death in 2025.[3][7] They had three children, including Yvan Colonna, the Corsican nationalist who was convicted of the murder of prefect Claude Érignac in 1998 and was himself murdered in prison in 2022.[3][7]
Colonna died in Cargèse on 14 January 2026, at the age of 91.[3]
Honours
- Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (April 1998)[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Décret du 8 avril 1998 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 8 April 1998 on promotion and nomination] (in French). Légifrance. 12 April 1998. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Qui était Yvan Colonna, le berger nationaliste corse condamné pour l'assassinat d'un préfet ?" [Who was Yvan Colonna, the Corsican nationalist shepherd convicted for the murder of a prefect?]. Sud-Ouest (in French). Agence France-Presse. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Ortoli, Paul (15 January 2026). "Jean-Hugues Colonna, ancien député socialiste et père d'Yvan Colonna, est mort" [Jean-Hugues Colonna, former Socialist deputy and father of Yvan Colonna, has died]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Jean-Hugues Colonna" (in French). National Assembly. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Becq, Coralie (22 March 2022). "Mort d'Yvan Colonna : le futur militant nationaliste corse avait vécu une partie de sa jeunesse à Nice" [Death of Yvan Colonna: the future Corsican militant nationalist had lived part of his youth in Nice] (in French). France 3. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Christian Estrosi - Page 4" (in French). Radio France. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b Chanteau, Jacques (22 March 2022). "Yvan Colonna, fils de Cécile Riou, une Bretonne originaire de Laz" [Yvan Colonna, son of Cécile Riou, a Breton woman originally from Laz]. Le Télégramme (in French). Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.