Jean-Marie Le Pen facts for kids
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Jean-Marie Le Pen
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| Honorary President of the National Front | |
| Assumed office 16 January 2011 |
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| Leader | Marine Le Pen |
| Preceded by | Position established |
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Jean-Marie Le Pen
20 June 1928 La Trinité-sur-Mer, France |
| Political party | Jeanne Committees (2016–) National Front (1972–2016) TV Committees (1964–1966) FNC (1957–1961) UDCA (1956–1957) |
| Spouse(s) | Pierrette Lalanne (m. 1960; div. 1987) Jeanne-Marie Paschos (m. 1991) |
| Relations | Marion Maréchal-Le Pen (Granddaughter) |
| Children | 3, including Marine |
| Residence | Saint-Cloud, Paris, France |
| Alma mater | Panthéon-Assas University |
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Jean-Marie Le Pen (born June 20, 1928) is a French politician. He was born in La Trinitié-sur-Mer, Brittany, France. After receiving his law diploma, he enlisted in the Foreign Legion from 1953-1957.
He was the leader of the French National Front (FN) from 1972 until 2011, which is a far-right political party in France.
He stands for immigration restrictions, the death penalty, raising incentives for homemakers, and is against the EU.
Jean-Marie Le Pen founded the FN in 1972 and has been its leader ever since. He became a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 1984 and has run for President of France five times; in 1974, 1988, 1995, 2002 and 2007. He came second in the 2002 election.
The youngest of his three daughters is FN leader Marine Le Pen. His granddaughter is FN MP Marion Maréchal-Le Pen.
Images for kids
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, September 2005
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Le Pen with his wife at a political rally in 2007
