Jean-François Caron (born 21 May 1957 in Loos-en-Gohelle, Pas-de-Calais) is a French politician and a member of Europe Écologie–The Greens.
He is Mayor of Loos-en-Gohelle since 2001, re-elected in 2008 with 82.09% of the vote by the first round.
He was originally a member of the left-wing of Ecology Generation, close to Noël Mamère and finally joined the Greens in 1997.
He is also vice president of the Agglomeration community of Lens - Liévin in charge of environmental affairs.
In 2009, he was selected to be Europe Écologie–The Greens' candidate in Nord-Pas-de-Calais for the 2010 regional elections.