Jean-François Hory (15 May 1949 – 28 December 2017) was a French politician. From 1981 to 1986, he was a member of the National Assembly. In 1989, he became a member of the European Parliament (MEP). While serving as an MEP, he was elected president of the Radical Party of the Left in 1992, a position that he held until 1996. In February 1995, he declared his candidacy for the French presidential election but later withdrew. Hory was born on 15 May 1949 in Neufchâteau, Vosges. He died of cancer at the age of 68 on 28 December 2017 in Burgundy. References 1949 births 2017 deaths People from Neufchâteau, Vosges Politicians from Grand Est Radical Party of the Left politicians Deputies of the 7th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Radical Party of the Left MEPs MEPs for France 1989–1994 MEPs for France 1994–1999 20th-century French lawyers 21st-century French lawyers Deaths from cancer in France