Jean-Pierre Michel

Jean-Pierre Michel (5 August 1938 – 24 January 2021) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haute-Saône department from 2004 to 2014. He was a member of the Socialist Party. In 2014 he ran for a second term, but lost by a 57%-34% margin to Alain Joyandet and by a 60%-34% margin to mayor Michel Raison.

Jean-Pierre Michel
Member of the French Senate for Haute-Saône
In office 1 October 2004 – 1 October 2014
Preceded by	Bernard Joly
Succeeded by	Michel Raison Alain Joyandet
Mayor of Héricourt
In office 13 March 1983 – 30 September 2004
Preceded by	André Girard
Succeeded by	Jean-Michel Villaumé
Member of the National Assembly from Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency
In office 23 June 1988 – 18 June 2002
Preceded by	Proportional representation
Succeeded by	Maryvonne Briot
In office 2 July 1981 – 1 April 1986
Preceded by	Jean-Jacques Beucler
Succeeded by	Proportional representation
Personal details
Born	(1938-08-05)5 August 1938 Nîmes, France
Died	24 January 2021(2021-01-24) (aged 82) Trévenans, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Spouse	Myriam Michel

Michel died on 24 January 2021 at the age of 82.

Political career

As part of the study of the bill opening marriage to same-sex couples, as rapporteur of the Committee on Laws, he declared on February 13, 2013: "Me, my position is that something is just [or fair] because that's what the law says, that's all. And the law does not refer to some natural order. It refers to a given balance of power at some point in time, period, nothing else." The philosopher Thibaud Collin interjects: "Ah, I see, the basis of justice is thus the result of a balance of power?" And the socialist rapporteur concludes: "This is my point of view, it is the Marxist point of view on law."(Starting at 1:40:01 in the full video of the committee hearing on 13 February 2013, can be found on YouTube but not linked to.)

Electoral history

Haute-Saône Senate Election 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Michel Raison	560	59.77
	UMP	Alain Joyandet	535	57.10
	PS	Jean-Pierre Michel	317	33.83
	PS	Jean-Pierre Chausse	313	33.40
Majority
Turnout			960	98.77
	UMP gain from PS		Swing

Haute-Saône Senate Election 2004 (Runoff)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Jean-Pierre Michel	465	50.11
	UMP	Marie-Odile Hagemann	463	49.89
Majority			2	0.22
Turnout			948	99.37
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency Election 2002 (Runoff)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Maryvonne Briot	19 045	51.09
	PS	Jean-Pierre Michel	18 234	48.91
Majority			811	2.18
Turnout			39 782	64.97
	UMP gain from PS		Swing

External links

• Page on the Senate website