Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen is the founder of the National Rally party in France and a prominent figure in far-right politics.
Political Figure
June 20, 1928
Gemini
96
La Trinite-sur-Mar, France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, a prominent figure in French politics, founded the far-right National Rally party. He became well-known for his anti-immigrant and anti-European Union stances. As a member of the European Parliament, Le Pen ran for the French presidency three times, advocating extreme views on immigration, anti-Semitism, and Islam. His career includes serving as a French Army paratrooper during the First Indochina War and authoring several books. His daughter, Marine Le Pen, succeeded him as the leader of the National Rally party.
