Bertrand Delanoë is a French retired politician who served as Mayor of Paris from 2001 to 2014. A member of the Socialist Party, he previously served in the National Assembly from 1981 to 1986 and in the Senate from 1995 until 2001. From Wikipedia
Paris lowers its flags to honor a former mayor who pioneered the city's first bike plan alongside a tramway project despite legal convictions for false voter registrations.
