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FRONT PAGE About World Mayor City Mayors Foundation    WORLD MAYOR 2018 • Results 2018 • Project 2018 • Shortlist 2018 • Longlist 2018 • Raison d'être • World Mayor history • World Mayor Prize • Code of Ethics • Criteria • Meet the Press INTERVIEWS WITH • Mayor of Ancona • Mayor of Doncaster • Mayor of Rennes • Mayor of Zamboanga ESSAYS BY • Mayor of Ancona • Mayor of Cologne • Mayor of Doncaster • Mayor of Fort Worth • Mayor of Lille • Mayor of Paris • Mayor of Rennes • Mayor of Saarbrücken • Mayor of Trbovlje • Mayor of Tunis • Mayor of Zamboanga TESTIMONIALS • Mayor of Alphen / Rijn • Mayor of Ancona • Mayor of Baden-Baden • Mayor of Calais • Mayor of Chemnitz • Mayor of Cologne • Mayor of Cozumel • Mayor of Doncaster • Mayor of Fort Worth • Mayor of Grand Rapids • Mayor of Lille • Mayor of Lodz • Mayor of Molenbeek • Mayor of Narayanganj • Mayor of Oakland • Mayor of Omaha • Mayor of Paris • Mayor of Rennes • Mayor of Reutlingen • Mayor of Saarbrücken • Mayor of San Juan • Mayor of Trbovlje • Mayor of Tunis • Mayor of Zamboanga • Mayor of Zurich PROFILES OF • Mayor of Ancona • Mayor of Cologne • Mayor of Doncaster • Mayor of Fort Worth • Mayor of Lille • Mayor of Paris • Mayor of Rennes • Mayor of Saarbrücken • Mayor of Trbovlje • Mayor of Tunis • Mayor of Zamboanga WORLD MAYOR 2016 WORLD MAYOR 2014 WORLD MAYOR 2012 WORLD MAYOR 2010 WORLD MAYOR 2008 WORLD MAYOR 2006 WORLD MAYOR 2005 WORLD MAYOR 2004 |
 Anne HidalgoMayor of Paris, France World Mayor 2018: Mayor of Distinction 12 February 2019: Anne Hidalgo, who has dual French/Spanish nationality, has been the mayor of Paris (population 2.1 million) since 2014, having served as Deputy Mayor from 2001 to 2014. Her first-term successes include the winning bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, enhancing green spaces, pushing for more affordable public housing and restricting motor traffic. Using her status as one of the world’s high-profile mayors, she has been criticising the French government for its inadequate response to climate change. Mayor Hidalgo also won praise for her calm and measured response to the terror attacks inflicted on her city. In particular, the Mayor and her administration have made great efforts to ensure that Islamic terror does not divide Paris civic society. The Paris Mayor aims to make Paris as a ‘greener’ city. Social housing has been made more energy efficient, pedestrian and cycle facilities have been enhanced and the tram and metro networks expanded. There have been successes but also setbacks. Her administration has been in conflict with Ile De France Region, which has sought to retain the use of the boulevards for car owning commuters. Progress has been slowed by recourse to the courts. But Mayor Hidalgo achieved a success in late 2018 in the Administrative Court when the Council’s pedestrianisation of the Seine Quays area was upheld. The mayor’s most ambitious proposal would create a three-kilometre pedestrian zone between the Louvre and the Bastille. This would impact on four of the city districts, which have recently been re-branded Paris Centre. Electric buses would shuttle people around the cross Seine area. A first phase in 2019/20 would exclude traffic every Sunday. As a member of the Olympic bid team, Mayor Hidalgo insisted that newly built facilities such as the Athletes’ Village and the Media Centre must contribute to the regeneration of the ‘banlieues’, such St Denis, north of Paris. Born in Spain, Hidalgo, now 59, grew up in Lyon and became a French citizen at the age of 14 in 1973. After graduating in Lyon and Paris she worked as a labour inspector before a series of specialist jobs at the Ministry of Labour. A member of Socialist Party since her youth, she worked as an advisor at a succession of government ministries from 1997-2001. Following her 2001 election to Paris City Council, she became a Deputy Mayor in the administration led by Bertrand Delanoë. Not admired by all, Hidalgo has sought to make a virtue of a certain combativeness, saying “l am not afraid to make unpopular decisions.” Extract from Mayor Hidalgo’s essay: In Paris, we have two priorities: on the one hand, ecological transition, which has become necessary due to the climatic emergency and one that we see as an opportunity to deeply transform ourselves, find meaning once again and live better lives; while on the other hand, the development of community spirit in order to fight against inequalities – economic, social, regional. Ever since my first job, as a health and safety inspector, I have been keenly sensitive to the imbalances that weaken the social fabric. These two challenges are closely connected. When we develop local and organic food in school cafeterias, we are making it possible for students to eat better regardless of their parents’ income. When we fight against air pollution, people with fragile health are the first to benefit. When we renovate 30,000 social accommodations in order to reduce their carbon footprint and we promise that all new buildings will be energy positive, it is the renters’ charges that are reduced. MORE Typical tribute: Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, have dedicated her career to Paris since almost 20 years, by working with former Mayor Bertrand Delanoë, before being elected in 2014. As a Parisian citizen, I give my vote to Anne Hidalgo for many reasons. First of all, She is the first women in charge of a city like Paris, the Capital of France. Anne Hidalgo and her leadership gave Paris the Olympic Games, the Gay games, and an international ray-up. But mostly, I think Anne Hidalgo should win the best Mayor Price for her fight for environment and pollution, participative-democracy and to improve the lives of many disadvantaged people in the North of Paris, fighting to improve public services and descent care for migrants and homeless. Although some works have to be done on some points like cleanness, She always give answers to major issues for Parisians, and satisfy everyone’s interest. MORE Further reading ESSAY ||| TRIBUTES |