Anne Hidalgo
Ana María "Anne" Hidalgo Aleu is a Spanish-French politician who has been the Mayor of Paris since 2014, the first woman to hold the office. She is a member of the Socialist Party.
Some of the key events about Anne Hidalgo
- 1982Became a French citizen after immigrating from Spain as a child
- 2001Elected to the Paris City Council
- 2002Appointed First Deputy Mayor of Paris
- 2008Re-elected as First Deputy Mayor with expanded responsibilities
- 2014Elected as the first female Mayor of Paris
- 2014Faced criticism for failing to address Paris's air pollution problem effectively
- 2015Received backlash for banning cars on the Champs-Élysées one Sunday per month
- 2016Launched the "Paris Breathes" initiative to reduce air pollution
- 2016Criticized for mishandling the creation of a refugee camp in northern Paris
- 2017Played a key role in securing the 2024 Summer Olympics for Paris
- 2017Accused of mismanagement in the failed Paris bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 2018Introduced free public transport for children under 11 in Paris
- 2018Faced controversy over the installation of open-air urinals in Paris
- 2019Criticized for the delayed and over-budget renovation of the Rue de Rivoli
- 2020Re-elected as Mayor of Paris for a second term
- 2020Received negative attention for poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Paris
- 2021Announced plan to transform Champs-Élysées into an "extraordinary garden"
- 2021Faced backlash for proposing a three-week lockdown in Paris without consulting the national government
- 2022Criticized for the state of cleanliness in Paris, with the hashtag #SaccageParis trending on social media
- 2023Faced controversy over the removal of 70,000 parking spaces in Paris
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