Harlem Désir
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| Harlem Désir | |
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| 11th First Secretary of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 18 October 2012 – 9 April 2014 |
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| In office 16 September 2012 – 18 October 2012 (As Acting First Secretary) |
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| In office 30 June 2011 – 16 October 2011 (As Acting First Secretary) |
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| Preceded by | Martine Aubry |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Christophe Cambadelis |
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| Born | 25 November 1959 Paris, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Angeli Marianne Sauterey (divorced) |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne |
Harlem Désir (French: [aʁ.lɛm de.ziʁ], born 25 November 1959) is a French politician who has served in the government of France as Secretary of State for European Affairs since 2014. Previously he was First Secretary of the French Socialist Party.
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Early life and education
Born in Paris, Harlem Jean-Philippe Désir is the son of a Martinican father and an Alsatian mother.[1] He studied at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University, where he earned a license in philosophy in 1983.
SOS Racism
He was the first president of the French anti-racist organisation SOS Racisme between 1984 and 1992. Accused of misusing public assets from 1986 to 1987, he was sentenced to an 18 months suspended sentence and a 30 000 francs fine in 1998.[2]
Political career
Harlem Désir was elected for the first time to the European Parliament in 1999. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009.
He is member of the Capital Tax, Fiscal Systems and Globalisation Intergroup of the European Parliament, to whom was presented Denis Robert and Ernest Backes's book, Revelation$, in March 2001.[3]
On 9 April 2014, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls appointed him Secretary of State for European Affairs.
Party leader
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On 30 June 2011, he was the delegate first secretary of the Socialist Party during the Martine Aubry bid for the Socialist Party primary, who started her campaign for presidential election of 2012 on 28 June 2011. After the resignation of Martine Aubry on 16 September 2012, he again became First Secretary of the Socialist Party by interim. He remained head of the party until April 2014, when he stood down after being appointed State Secretary for European Affairs.
Endorsed by Martine Aubry and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault before the 2012 Party Congress,[4] he was elected First Secretary of the party on 18 October 2012.[5] He became the first black person to lead a major European political party.[6]
References
- ↑ Direction du PS: Harlem Désir, un successeur consensuel pour Martine Aubry Nouvel Observateur 12 September 2012. "Né en 1959 d'un père antillais et d'une mère alsacienne, Harlem Désir grandit à Bagneux, en banlieue parisienne et étudie la philosophie."
- ↑ Les hommes politiques condamnés et réélus, L'Express, 22 June 2009.
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- ↑ Brian Love, "Veteran Socialist Desir set to lead France's ruling party", Reuters, 12 September 2012.
- ↑ Joseph Bamat: Harlem Désir, France's first black president? France24, 19 October 2012
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Leader of the Socialist Party 2012–2014 |
Succeeded by Jean-Christophe Cambadelis |
| Preceded by | National Secretary for the Coordination of the Socialist Party 2008–2012 |
Succeeded by Guillaume Bachelay |
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President of SOS Racism 1984–1992 |
Succeeded by Fodé Sylla |
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- Living people
- MEPs for Île-de-France 2004–09
- MEPs for Île-de-France 2009–14
- Olof Palme Prize laureates
- Politicians from Paris
- French whistleblowers
- French people of Martiniquais descent
- Socialist Party (France) MEPs
- MEPs for France 1999–2004
- Chairmen of the Socialist Party (France)
