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2 unusual facts about Bertrand Delanoë


Delanoë

Bertrand Delanoë (b. 1950), French politician and current mayor of Paris

Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir

In March 2005, Bertrand Delanoë, the mayor of Paris, proposed naming it "Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir" and inaugurated the bridge on July 13, 2006, with de Beauvoir's adoptive daughter Sylvie Le Bon-de Beauvoir in attendance.


Danish House in Paris

The refurbished House of Denmark was re-inaugurated in February 2002 it the presence of Queen Magrethe II and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark as well as the mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoë.

Grand Paris

Politically, the President of the Île-de-France region, Jean-Paul Huchon and the Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, both members of the French Socialist Party have been opposed to the initiatives taken by the national government, which are in contradiction with the recent devolution of urban planning matters to local governments.


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