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[ 0 => '', 1 => '{{Short description|French scholar}}', 2 => '{{More citations needed|date=September 2024}}', 3 => '{{cleanup bare URLs|date=September 2024}}', 4 => '{{Infobox person', 5 => '| name = Guy Vadepied', 6 => '| image =', 7 => '| alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->', 8 => '| caption = ', 9 => '| birth_name = ', 10 => '| birth_date = June 19, 1938', 11 => '| birth_place = [[Évron]]', 12 => '| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) -->', 13 => '| death_place = ', 14 => '| other_names = ', 15 => '| occupation = Historian', 16 => '| years_active = ', 17 => '| known_for = ', 18 => '| notable_works = ', 19 => '}}', 20 => ''''Guy Vadepied''', born on June 19, 1938, in [[Évron]], is a French politician and advertiser. He served as the mayor of Méru and a member of the National Assembly for Oise from 1981 to 1988.', 21 => '', 22 => '==Family==', 23 => 'Guy Vadepied, politician and author, was born on June 19, 1938, in Évron, Mayenne. He is the son of Raoul Vadepied, a former centrist senator and mayor of the same town. In 1974, he was part of François Mitterrand's campaign team, composed of young advertisers and activists from the Socialist Party’s communication committee, chaired by Georges Sarre. This team included notable figures like Jean Pierre Audour, Georges Bauchamp, Yann Berriet (creator of the [[Socialist Party]] emblem "The Fist and the Rose"), Joseph Daniel, Francis Sorin, Evelyne Soum, and Guy Vadepied himself.', 24 => '', 25 => 'In 1967, he founded the Bernard Thomas Orchestra, which he chaired for many years. He is also the father of director Mathieu Vadepied.', 26 => '', 27 => ';The 1974 Campaign', 28 => 'On April 8, at the Extraordinary Congress where [[François Mitterrand]] was officially nominated as the Socialist Party candidate for the presidential election, Vadepied presented campaign projects created by his agency. He was accompanied by the agency's creative director, Patricio Valenzuela, a former communication advisor to President Allende, exiled in Paris after the 1973 coup. Mitterrand invited them to present their work at his home. Among those present were [[Pierre Mauroy]], [[Pierre Joxe]], Claude Estier, Edith Cresson, and Claude Manceron. Mitterrand entrusted them with his official campaign portrait and Socialist Party posters, which Pierre Mauroy nicknamed "the Chilean ones."', 29 => '', 30 => ';Elected Positions', 31 => 'In January 1977, Vadepied became a general councilor for [[Oise]] after a by-election, with Mitterrand personally supporting his candidacy. In March 1977, he was elected mayor of Méru, and in 1978, he became a regional councilor for Picardy. Opposed to holding multiple positions, he resigned from his role as general councilor in 2004.', 32 => '', 33 => ';Financial Mismanagement Case', 34 => 'In 1996, the Regional Audit Office of [[Picardy]] declared Vadepied and his finance deputy, Mr. Abraham, financially liable for the management of two municipal associations. After many years, the [[Conseil d'État]] overturned this ruling, exonerating both men from any wrongdoing as of January 1, 2004.', 35 => '', 36 => ';Mayor of Méru (1977-1995)', 37 => 'Méru, a small town whose population doubled between 1962 and 1982, lacked a sewage system in the town center in 1977. Vadepied and his team spent a decade catching up on infrastructure, building various public facilities such as a geriatric service, schools, and high schools. In 1990, they acquired an old button factory, transforming it into a Tablettery Museum, which now draws over 20,000 visitors annually. In 2014, Vadepied was named honorary mayor of Méru.', 38 => '', 39 => 'France Libertés', 40 => 'In 1987, Vadepied helped establish a France Libertés committee in Oise. The association was involved in the Méru-Kabou cooperation, a partnership with a small Malian village initiated in 1989.', 41 => '', 42 => ';Regional Councilor of Picardy (1978-2004)', 43 => 'Vadepied was elected to the regional council in 1978 and served until 2004, with a brief interruption when he was re-elected to the [[National Assembly]] (1986-1990). He chaired the socialist group in all his terms and played a key role in cultural initiatives such as the creation of the Picardy Regional Fund for Contemporary Art and the Picardy Orchestra.', 44 => '', 45 => ':Member of the National Assembly for Oise (1981-1988)', 46 => 'Elected in 1981 and re-elected in 1986, Vadepied served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, undertaking missions in the [[Soviet Union]], the US, and [[Latin America]]. He was part of the French parliamentary delegation to the UN in 1985 and 1986 and participated in a mission to [[Iran]] and [[Chile]]. He contributed to the release of priests imprisoned under [[Augusto Pinochet]]’s regime. Vadepied was also rapporteur for the [[Lomé]] III Convention and regularly carried out missions in [[Africa]].', 47 => '', 48 => ';Later Career', 49 => 'In 1988, Vadepied was appointed secretary-general of the National Federation of Socialist and Republican Elected Officials, later becoming its vice-president. He was also close to Lionel Jospin and served as his representative in Oise during the 1995 presidential election. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Information Ethics Observatory, chaired by Patrick Eveno.', 50 => '', 51 => '==Awards==', 52 => '*Knight of the [[Palmes académiques]]', 53 => '*Knight of the [[Legion of Honor]]', 54 => '*Officer of the Order of Francophonie and Cultural Dialogue', 55 => '', 56 => '==Publications==', 57 => '*''Les Chants qui montent dans la ville'' (1990)', 58 => '*''Marcel Dassault ou Les ailes du pouvoir'' (2003)', 59 => '*''Émilien Amaury: The True Story of a 20th Century Press Mogul'' (2009)', 60 => '*''They Made the Press'' (2010)', 61 => '*''Mary Cassatt, The Impressionists and America'' (2014)', 62 => '*''Méru: Grandeur and Vicissitudes of Municipal Power'' (2022)', 63 => '', 64 => '==References==', 65 => '{{reflist}}', 66 => '', 67 => '== External links ==', 68 => '', 69 => '{{Authority control}}', 70 => '', 71 => '{{DEFAULTSORT:Vadepied, Guy}}', 72 => '[[Category:Living people]]', 73 => '', 74 => '{{Improve categories|date=September 2024}}' ]