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Jean-Christophe Parisot

French political scientist (1967–2020)

Jean-Christophe Parisot
Jean-Christophe Parisot in 2008
Born	(1967-06-20)20 June 1967 Douala, Cameroon
Died	18 October 2020(2020-10-18) (aged 53) Montpellier, France
Occupation(s)	• Disability activist • Political scientist
Years active	Late 20th into 21st century

Jean-Christophe Parisot de Bayard (20 June 1967 – 18 October 2020) was a French political scientist and disability activist with tetraplegia due to myopathy.

Early life and education

He was born in Douala, Cameroon. At ten he was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. His two sisters also have this condition. In 1989 he became the first disabled student to graduate from the Sciences Po.^[1]

. In 1997 he established the National League of Disabled Students.^[2] He graduated in 1995 and became a doctor in political science.^[3]

Career

Parisot served as a ministerial delegate in the French Ministry of Employment and Disability Integration.^[4] He was also the president and founder of the Collectif des Démocrates Handicapés (Collective of Disabled Democrats).^[5] in 2002 and 2007 he ran for presidency just to show that disabled people also can take difficult tasks.^[6]

Parisot died on 18 October 2020 at the age of 53.^[7]

References

^ "A Champion of France's Downtrodden, With Limits of His Own", The New York Times
^ Jean-Christophe Parisot de BayardPolitologue
^ Jean-Christophe Parisot, diacre, préfet et myopathe
^ McGinty, Craig (22 March 2007). "Disabled People for Integration?". This French Life. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
^ Schofield, Hugh (10 January 2002). "Disability Ruling Caused Huge Offence". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
^ Jean-Christophe Parisot, premier handicapé dans le fauteuil d'un préfet
^ Jean-Christophe Parisot, préfet et diacre, est mort (in French)