Dominique Bucchini | |
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Dominique Bucchini in 2011 | |
Territorial Councilor of the Corsican Assembly | |
In office 12 August 1984 – 10 December 2017 | |
President of the Corsican Assembly | |
In office 25 March 2010 – 17 December 2015 | |
Preceded by | Camille de Rocca Serra |
Succeeded by | Jean-Guy Talamoni |
Mayor of Sartène | |
In office March 1977 – March 2001 | |
Preceded by | Antoine Benedetti |
Succeeded by | Pierre Gori |
General Councilor of Corse-du-Sud | |
In office 1988–2001 | |
Constituency | Canton of Sartène (now part of the Canton of Sartenais-Valinco) |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 28 September 1981 – 23 July 1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1943-01-24) January 24, 1943 (age 81) Sartène, Corse-du-Sud |
Nationality | French |
Political party | PCF |
Other political affiliations | COM (1981-1984) |
Dominique Bucchini (French pronunciation: [dɔminik bukini]), born on January 24, 1943, in Sartène (Corse-du-Sud), is a French politician. Member of the French Communist Party (PCF), he was the mayor of Sartène, MEP and president of the Corsican Assembly.
Biography
Dominique Bucchini was born on January 24, 1943, in Sartène. He spent his childhood in Corsica.
He was a teacher in Vendée, then he went in cooperation to Thiès, as a history-geography teacher until 1971. There he led the football section of the Thiès student club. In 1971, the Senegalese government of the time informed him that he was becoming undesirable. He then left the country to practice his profession first in Montreuil then at the agricultural school of Sartène. In 1972, he joined the Communist Party.
He was the MEP for the PCF of September 28, 1981, to July 23, 1984. He was then part of the committee on youth, culture, education, information and sports. He was also the mayor of Sartène (from 1977 to 2001) and general councilor of Corse-du-Sud for the canton of Sartène.
In 1996, he was the victim of an assassination attempt because of his positions against the various forms of racketeering.
He led the list Left Front to the Corsican regional elections of 2010 where it collects 10.02% of votes in the 1st round. He was present in the second round in third position on the list of union of the left led by Paul Giacobbi. He is elected president of the Corsican Assembly during the third ballot.
Dominique Bucchini is married and the father of two children: Julien and Jean-Simon.
Distinction
In 2016, Dominique Bucchini was elevated to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour.
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