René Vestri

René Vestri
Senator, French Senate
In office
21 September 2008  6 February 2013
ConstituencyAlpes-Maritimes
Mayor, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
In office
2002  6 February 2013
Preceded byHonoré Toscan
Councillor, Alpes-Maritimes General Council
In office
1985  6 February 2013
ConstituencyCanton of Villefranche-sur-Mer
Personal details
Born(1938-10-25)25 October 1938
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
Died6 February 2013(2013-02-06) (aged 74)
Political partyUMP
ResidenceFrance

René Vestri (25 October 1938 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France 6 February 2013, in Paris) was a French politician. He was a member of the Senate of France for the Alpes-Maritimes department, a member of the General council of the Alpes-Maritimes and the mayor of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. He was a member of the Rassemblement pour la République (RPR) and of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

In 2010 Vestri was indicted for money laundering, influence peddling and conspiracy. In 2011, in a separate corruption case, he received a suspended five-month prison sentence and a 3000 Euros fine.