Je politician

Father of Marine Le Pen

Founded the National Front (now National Rally) party and served as the party's president from 1972 to 2011 and as its honorary president from 2011 to 2015, often sited as far-right

Focused on issues related to immigration to France, the European Union, traditional culture and values, law and order, and France's high rate of unemployment

His progression in the 1980s is known as the "lepénisation of minds" due to its noticeable effect on mainstream political opinion

Controversial speeches and his integration into public life made him a figure who polarized opinion

Convicted of statements downplaying the Holocaust, and fined for incitement to discrimination regarding remarks made about Muslims in France

Expelled from the party by his daughter Marine in 2015 after making controversial statements