Bertrand Delanoë (born May 30, 1950;  ^{pronunciation}) is a French Socialist politician, currently the Mayor of Paris. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Events January January 5 - US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. ... The emblem of the French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS), founded in 1969, is the main opposition party in France. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A mayor (Latin maīor better) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...

Born in Tunis, Tunisia, Delanoë moved to France with his family when he was a teenager. He has been involved in politics since the age of 23 as the secretary of the Socialist federation in Aveyron. He was first elected to the Paris city council in 1977. In 1993, he became the head of the city's Socialist Party. In 1995, he was elected to the Sénat, where he was secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense. Tunis is the capital of Tunisia. ... The Tunisian Republic, or Tunisia, is a Muslim Arab country situated on the North African Mediterranean coast. ... Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Senate (in French : le Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of France. ...

Delanoë has been mayor of Paris since March 18, 2001, when control of the city council was won by a left-wing alliance for the first time since the 1871 Paris Commune. His predecessors were Jean Tiberi (1995-2001), and Jacques Chirac (1977-1995), who resigned after eighteen years as mayor when he was elected president of France. March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Destruction of the Vendôme Column during the Paris Commune The term Paris Commune originally referred to the government of Paris during the French Revolution. ... Jean Tiberi (January 30, 1935) is a French politician who was mayor of Paris from May 22, 1995 to March 18, 2003. ... Jacques (René) Chirac (born 29 November 1932) is a French politician. ...

Delanoë won the mayorship of Paris, at the head of a coalition of Socialists, Greens and Communists, over the right-wing candidates Jean Tiberi and Philippe Séguin, who were unable to resolve their differences and thereby split the right-wing vote. Such a success in a traditionally right-wing city, all the more striking since the 2001 elections were largely a recess for the Left, has been partially attributed with the weariness of the Parisian public with respect to various scandals of corruption and graft in the preceding administrations (see corruption scandals in the Paris region). The emblem of the French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS), founded in 1969, is the main opposition party in France. ... Les verts (the Greens) is one Green Party of France. ... The French Communist Party (Parti communiste français or PCF) was founded in 1920. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... Jean Tiberi (January 30, 1935) is a French politician who was mayor of Paris from May 22, 1995 to March 18, 2003. ... This article is about political corruption. ... In horticulture, a graft is where the tissues of one plant are affixed to the tissues of another; the process is called grafting. ... In the 1980s and 1990s there were in the Paris region (Île-de-France) multiple instances of alleged and proved political corruption cases, as well as cases of abuse of public money and resources. ...

Since becoming mayor, his goals have been to improve the quality of life, reduce pollution, and cut down on traffic jams within the city (including a plan for a non-polluting tramway to ease Parisian traffic) and pedestrian malls. He is, however, heavily criticized by the right-wing opposition for having, allegedly, just increased traffic congestion and failed to deliver his promises. The well-being or quality of life of a population is an important concern in economics and political science. ... The Lachine Canal, in Montreal, is badly polluted Pollution is the release of harmful environmental contaminants, or the substances so released. ... Traffic jams are common in heavily populated areas. ... A Tram or Light rail system Historically, a railway, particularly one used for the carriage of minerals. ... A pedestrian street is a street where pedestrian traffic is given partial or total priority over all other kinds of traffic. ...

Delanoë was virtually unknown before the election of 2001; he has since then become a rather popular mayor, organising new and unusual events in Paris, such as giant beach (Paris Plage) on the banks of the River Seine every summer since 2002. This article is about the river in France; it should not be confused with the Senne, a much smaller river that flows through Brussels. ...

Delanoë was the first major French politician to announce that he was gay, during a 1999 television interview (before being elected mayor). While not taking an active part in the gay and lesbian community, Delanoë wants to make a difference, especially in ending discrimination in municipal subsidies to civic groups. For people whose family name is Gay see the list of people by name. ... To discriminate is to make a distinction. ...

He was stabbed on October 5, 2002 during the Nuit Blanche, a night of festivities in Paris. His assailant, Azedine Berkane, was reported to have told police that "he did not like politicians and in particular did not like homosexuals". Delanoë's wound was reported not to be life-threatening and he left the hospital after about two weeks. October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... Homophobia is a term used to describe: A culturally determined phobia manifesting as fear, revulsion, or contempt for homosexuality. ...

External links

• Paris and beaches (http://www.lemonde.fr/article/0,5987,3228--285243-,00.html) (in French)
• The Mayor of Paris, from www.paris.fr (http://www.paris.fr/en/City/mayor.asp)
• BBC report on stabbing (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2305849.stm)