Alain Carignon

Alain Carignon, born on February 23, 1949 in Vizille (Isère), is a conservative French politician. Mayor of Grenoble from 1983 to 1995, he became junior minister in charge of environmental issues in the second Chirac government; in 1986 he proposed legislation against major radioactive risks. He then became minister in charge of media and telecommunication in the Balladur] government., but had to resign from that position when his indictment for corruption became inevitable. He was later sentenced to a 4 years jail term, of which he served 29 months, the longest ever for a French politician convicted of corruption.
He returned to political activity in 2002, and has since unsuccessfully run for several elected positions.