Jean-Marie Lepen

About

French politician and member of the European Parliament who was the founder and former president of the Front National party. He was a political conservative who strongly opposed same-sex marriage, euthanasia, and abortion.

Before Fame

He attended Pantheon-Assas University before enlisting in the army in the Foreign Legion.

Trivia

He ran for President of France and lost five times. In 1957, he became the general secretary of the veterans' organization, the National Front of Combatants.

Family Life

He had three children and had been married twice; his last marriage was to Jeanne-Marie Paschos.

Associated With

He had conversed with Hilary Rodham Clinton on foreign affairs.