Wallerand de Saint-Just d'Autingues | |
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 Wallerand de Saint-Just in 2012 | |
| Born | July 6, 1950 |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician |
| Political party | National Front |
| Spouse | Alix |
| Children | 4 |
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.
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]
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]
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]
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