Benoît Hamon
| Benoît Hamon | |
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Hamon in 2012. | |
| Member of the French National Assembly for Yvelines | |
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Assumed office 17 June 2012 | |
| Minister of National Education | |
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In office 2 April 2014 – 25 August 2014 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Valls |
| Preceded by | Vincent Peillon |
| Succeeded by | Najat Vallaud-Belkacem |
| Junior Minister for the Social Economy | |
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In office 16 May 2012 – 31 March 2014 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
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In office 2004 – 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 June 1967 Saint-Renan, Finistère |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Western Brittany[1] |
| Website | benoithamon.fr |
Benoît Hamon (French: [bə.nwa a.mɔ̃]; born 26 June 1967) is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party (“PS”), part of the Party of European Socialists. He was the Minister of National Education from 2 April 2014 until 25 April 2014, resigning as a result of President Francois Hollande's abandonment of a socialist agenda.[2] He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of France from 2004 to 2009. He was national secretary for Europe and PS spokesperson. He also was the leader of the left-wing of the PS during the 2008 Reims Congress and its candidate for the First Secretaryship. On 16 May 2012, he was appointed Junior Minister for the Social Economy at the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and External Trade by President François Hollande.
2008 Reims Congress
After the candidacy for the First Secretary of the PS became a contest between Ségolène Royal and Martine Aubry, Hamon urged his supporters to vote for Aubry, who secured a narrow, contested majority.[3]
References
- ↑ Revol, Michel (9 August 2007). "Le frondeur du PS". Le Point (in French). Paris. ISSN 0242-6005. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014.
Avec le PS, c’est autre chose. D’abord, la rencontre est fortuite. En 1986, la loi Devaquet sur l’université enflamme les amphis. Etudiant en sciences éco puis en histoire à Brest, Benoît Hamon fait partie des frondeurs.
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-hamon-idUSKCN10R282
- ↑ Davies, Lizzy (22 November 2008). "French Socialists in disarray after bitter leadership battle". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
Media related to Benoît Hamon at Wikimedia Commons
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Vincent Peillon |
Minister of National Education 2014 |
Succeeded by Najat Vallaud-Belkacem |