Didier Borotra

French politician (1937–2024)

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Didier Borotra

Member of the Senate for Pyrénées-Atlantiques
In office 27 September 1992 – 30 September 2011
Mayor of Biarritz
In office 1991–2014
Preceded by	Bernard Marie
Succeeded by	Michel Veunac

Personal details
Born	(1937-08-30)30 August 1937 Nantes, France
Died	21 August 2024(2024-08-21) (aged 86) Bayonne, France
Political party	MoDem
Relatives	Franck Borotra (twin brother) Claire Borotra (niece)
Alma mater	Sciences Po

Didier Borotra (30 August 1937 – 21 August 2024) was a French politician who was a member of the Senate, representing the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department from 1992 to 2011. He was re-elected in 2001 and did not stand in 2011.

Borotra served alongside Auguste Cazalet (1983–2011), Louis Althapé (1992–2001), André Labbarère (2001–2006) and Annie Jarraud-Vergnolle (2006–2011).

He was a member of the Centrist Union group and the MoDem. At the end of his tenure, he served on the Senate Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defence and the Armed Forces.

In 2017, he was accused of having "wrongfully canceled more than 4,632 minutes" between January 2009 and June 2013, having caused a shortfall of around 120,000 euros to the city of Biarritz. He was sentenced on appeal to a fine of 30,000 euro.^[1] His appeal was rejected by the Court of Cassation in 2018.^[2]

Borotra died in Bayonne on 21 August 2024, at the age of 86.^[3]

References

^ "PV annulés : le maire centriste de Biarritz Didier Borotra en garde à vue". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^ "PV annulés à Biarritz : Didier Borotra définitivement condamné". Sud-Ouest (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^ Gourin, Raphaëlle (22 August 2024). "Mort de Didier Borotra : l'ancien maire de Biarritz est décédé ce mercredi 21 août 2024". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2024.