Dominique Bucchini
Dominique Bucchini in 2011
General 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 byCamille de Rocca Serra
Succeeded byJean-Guy Talamoni
Mayor of Sartène
In office
March 1977 – March 2001
Preceded byAntoine Benedetti
Succeeded byPierre Gori
General Councilor of Corse-du-Sud
In office
1988–2001
ConstituencyCanton 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
Sartène, Corse-du-Sud
NationalityFrench
Political partyPCF
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.[1] 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.[2] In 1972, he joined the Communist Party.[3]

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.[4] He was also the mayor of Sartène (from 1977 to 2001)[5] and general councilor of Corse-du-Sud for the canton of Sartène.[6]

In 1996, he was the victim of an assassination attempt[7][8] because of his positions against the various forms of racketeering.[9][10]

He led the list Left Front to the Corsican regional elections of 2010 where it collects 10.02% of votes in the 1st round.[11] He was present in the second round in third position on the list of union of the left led by Paul Giacobbi.[12][13] He is elected president of the Corsican Assembly during the third ballot.[14]

Dominique Bucchini is married and the father of two children: Julien and Jean-Simon.[15]

Distinction

In 2016, Dominique Bucchini was elevated to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "1st parliamentary term | Dominique BUCCHINI | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. ↑ "Biographie Dominique Bucchini". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Dominique Bucchini, le don Quichotte de Sartène". LExpress.fr (in French). 1997-11-06. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  4. ↑ "1st parliamentary term | Dominique BUCCHINI | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Violences et dérive mafieuse : l'assemblée de Corse débute les auditions". France 3 Corse ViaStella (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  6. ↑ "Dominique Bucchini: le gouvernement ne peut plus louvoyer". L'Humanité (in French). 1996-10-09. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  7. ↑ "Attentat contre le maire communiste de Sartène". L'Humanité (in French). 1996-06-21. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  8. ↑ "Corse : l'impossible pardon de Dominique Bucchini ?". France Bleu (in French). 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  9. ↑ "I. - Le syndrome " algérien "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1982-12-09. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  10. ↑ BENHAMOU, Guy; VILLENEUVE, Jeanne. "Corse: Juppé, la carotte et le bâton . Premier jour sur l'ile: gros cadeaux fiscaux assortis d'un ferme rappel à l'ordre". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  11. ↑ l'Intérieur, Ministère de. "Résultats des élections régionales 2010". interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  12. ↑ "Le communiste Dominique Bucchini élu président de l'Assemblée de Corse". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  13. ↑ "Territoriales : une union de gauche entre Paul Giacobbi et Dominique Bucchini". France 3 Corse ViaStella (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  14. ↑ "Le communiste Bucchini élu président de l'Assemblée de Corse". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  15. ↑ JOHANNES, Franck. "Dominique Bucchini, maire PC de Sartène, est dans la cible des indépendantistes corses. Ils le bombent, il cabotine. Le corsaire de Sartène". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  16. ↑ "Dominique Bucchini, avanti popolo". FranceTvPro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
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