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Bertrand Delanoë
Bertrand Delanoë (; born 30 May 1950) is a retired French politician who was Mayor of Paris from 25 March 2001 to 5 April 2014. He is a member of the Socialist Party.
Early life.
Bertrand Delanoë was born 30 May 1950 in Tunis, at that time a protectorate of the French colonial empire, to a French mother and a French-Tunisian father. His father, a land surveyor, was atheist while his mother, a nurse, was Roman Catholic.
At 6 years
, the Île-de-France region and France itself formed a public interest group called "Paris-Île-de-France 2012". Chaired by Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris, the group was responsible for supporting and promoting Paris' bid.
International Olympic Committee evaluation report.
The IOC gave the Paris 2012 bid almost universal praise, as shown in the following excerpt from their evaluation:
Important dates.
- 21 May 2003: Paris' Mayor, Bertrand Delanoë announces official candidature of Paris "