Jean-Hugues Colonna

Jean-Hugues Dieudonné Colonna^[1] (born 31 May 1934) is a French Socialist Party politician.

Born in Cargèse, Corse-du-Sud, Colonna moved to Nice in the 1970s to be a teacher of physical education.^[2] He served in the National Assembly representing Alpes-Maritimes's 3rd constituency (1981–1986) and Alpes-Maritimes at large (1986–1988).^[3] While in the Assembly, he was an advisor on Corsican affairs for Gaston Defferre, the Minister of the Interior.^[4] In 1988, he was defeated in the run-off for the 5th constituency of the department by Christian Estrosi.^[5] He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in April 1998 for "34 years of civil and military service, trade union activities and elected public service".^[1]

He married Cécile Riou, who was originally from Brittany. Their son Yvan Colonna was a Corsican nationalist who was convicted of the murder of prefect Claude Érignac in 1998 and was himself murdered in prison in 2022.^[6]

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^ ^a ^b "Décret du 8 avril 1998 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 8 April 1998 on promotion and nomination] (in French). Légifrance. 12 April 1998. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "Qui était Yvan Colonna, le berger nationaliste corse condamné pour l'assassinat d'un préfet ?" [Who was Yvan Colonna, the Corsican nationalist shepherd convicted for the murder of a prefect?]. Sud-Ouest (in French). Agence France-Presse. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "Jean-Hugues Colonna" (in French). National Assembly. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ Becq, Coralie (22 March 2022). "Mort d'Yvan Colonna : le futur militant nationaliste corse avait vécu une partie de sa jeunesse à Nice" [Death of Yvan Colonna: the future Corsican militant nationalist had lived part of his youth in Nice] (in French). France 3. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "Christian Estrosi - Page 4" (in French). Radio France. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ Chanteau, Jacques (22 March 2022). "Yvan Colonna, fils de Cécile Riou, une Bretonne originaire de Laz" [Yvan Colonna, son of Cécile Riou, a Breton woman originally from Laz]. Le Télégramme (in French). Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.