Didier Borotra is the son of Édouard Borotra, the nephew of
Jean Borotra, the twin brother of
Franck Borotra, and the uncle of
Claire Borotra. After serving as mayor of
Arbonne, he was elected mayor of Biarritz in 1991; he was re-elected in 1995, 2001, and 2008. Elected regional councilor in 1986 until 1991, he gave up his seat due to multiple mandates. Didier Borotra was elected senator for the
Pyrénées-Atlantiques region on September 27, 1992, and re-elected on September 23, 2001. In the Senate, he is a member of the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Armed Forces Committee and president of the National Association of Mayors of Classified Resorts and Tourist Towns. He did not seek re-election in 2011. In 2017, accused of having “abusively canceled more than 4,632 parking tickets” between January 2009 and June 2013, causing a loss of revenue of approximately €120,000 to the city of Biarritz, he was sentenced on appeal to a fine of €30,000. His appeal was rejected by the
Court of Cassation (France) in 2018. Didier Borotra died in
Bayonne on August 21, 2024, at the age of 86. ==References==