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Wallerand de Saint-Just

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Wallerand de Saint-Just d'Autingues
Wallerand de Saint-Just in 2012
Born (1950-07-06) July 6, 1950 (age 74)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, politician
Political partyNational Front
SpouseAlix
Children4

Wallerand de Saint-Just (born 6 July 1950) is a French lawyer and politician. He defended traditionalist Catholics and right-wing politicians. He is the vice president of conflicts and treasurer of the National Front.

Early life

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Wallerand de Saint-Just was born on 6 July 1950.[1] His family was ennobled in 1742.[2] His father was the mayor of a village in Picardy, where he grew up.[3]

De Saint-Just graduated from the Panthéon-Assas University, where he earned a law degree.[4]

Career

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De Saint-Just is a lawyer. One of his first clients was Bernard Antony, a traditionalist Catholic.[4] Another client was Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the National Front.[4] Another client was Bruno Gollnisch.[1] Yet another client was the Lebanese politician Samir Geagea.[3][5] He also defended the AGRIF and the National Front.[1][5] In 1993, he defended Serbian leaders at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.[3]

An anti-communist,[3] De Saint-Just joined the National Front in 1987.[1][4] He served on the regional council of Picardy from 1992 to 2004, and he was re-elected in 2010.[6] He also served on the city council of Soissons from 1995 to 2008.[7] He has served as its vice president since 2007.[3] He is also its treasurer.[1] He ran an unsuccessful campaign to become the mayor of Paris in 2013.[3][5]

Personal life

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De Saint-Just has a wife, Alix,[8] and four children. He is a traditionalist Roman Catholic.[4] He took part in the protest at the in 1977.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "WALLERAND DE SAINT-JUST - FRONT NATIONAL". Le Point. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. ^ Valette, Régis (2002). Catalogue de la noblesse française. Paris: Robert Lafont. p. 170. ISBN 9782221097014. OCLC 470488759.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Hullot-Guio, Kim (4 September 2013). "Wallerand de Saint-Just se voit en trouble-fête à Paris". Libération. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Albertini, Dominique (30 October 2015). "Wallerand de Saint-Just, vieil ours brun". Libération. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Bambino, Andrea (26 June 2013). "Wallerand de Saint-Just: un ex-"catho tradi" en "terre de mission" pour le FN à Paris". Yahoo!. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. ^ Bonneau, Benjamin (26 June 2013). "Saint-Just, l'avocat devenu candidat FN". Europe 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. ^ Allard, Alexandre (6 March 2013). "Wallerand de Saint-Just à la conquête de la mairie de Paris". L'Union. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  8. ^ Lecadre, Renaud (16 August 2007). "Le château lave son linge sale au palais de justice". Libération. Retrieved 10 May 2017.