Jean-Christophe Cambadélis
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Jean-Christophe Cambadélis | |
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 Cambadélis in 2007 | |
| 12thFirst Secretary of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 15 April 2014 – 18 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Harlem Désir |
| Succeeded by | Rachid Temal(interim)
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| Member of theNational Assembly forParis's 16th constituency (formerlyParis's 20th constituency) | |
| In office 12 June 1997 – 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Féron |
| Succeeded by | Mounir Mahjoubi |
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| Born | 14 August 1951 Neuilly-sur-Seine,France |
| Political party | OCI(1971-1981) PCI(1981-1986) PS(depuis 1986) |
| Alma mater | Paris Diderot University |
Jean-Christophe Cambadélis(born 14 August 1951) is a French politician of theSocialist Party(PS) who served as the party'sFirst Secretaryfrom April 2014 to June 2017.[1]He was a member of theNational Assembly of France,representing the city ofParis,[2]as a member of theSocialist, Republican & Citizen.
Early life and education
[edit]Born inNeuilly-sur-Seine,Cambadélis is ofGreekancestry.
Political career
[edit]Early beginnings
[edit]Cambadélis gained clout within the Socialist Party in the 1980s when he helped formerPresidentFrançois Mitterrandseek re-election, later growing close to former SocialistPrime MinisterLionel Jospin.[3]
Member of the National Assembly, 1997–2017
[edit]In parliament, Cambadélis served on theCommittee on Foreign Affairs(1998–2017) and theCommittee on Economic Affairs(2008–2009).[4]In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the French-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group.[5]
Amid theMNEF affairin 2006, Cambadélis was found guilty along with several other Socialists of having used a student mutual fund for political purposes and given a suspended jail sentence and a fine of 20 000 euros.[6]
WhenMartine Aubrytook over as leader of the Socialist Party in 2008, Cambadélis became the party’s national spokesperson for international affairs.[7]In 2011, he endorsed Aubry as the party’s candidate for the2012 presidential elections.[8]
Chair of the Socialist Party, 2014–2017
[edit]In 2014, Cambadélis was elected by the Socialist Party’s national congress to replaceHarlem Désir,weeks aftermunicipal electionsin which the party lost dozens of towns to the right and far-right opposition.[9]
During his time in office, Cambadélis announced the party’s first-evertwo-round left-wing primaryto decide on its candidate for the2017 presidential elections,allowing challengers to incumbentPresidentFrançois Hollande.[10]
Citing the urgency of the fight against far-right leaderMarine Le Pen,Cambadélis endorsedEmmanuel Macronahead of the presidential elections.[11]He lost his seat in parliament in thelegislative electionsshortly after.[12]He subsequently resigned as the party’s chairman.[13]
Later career
[edit]Ahead of the Socialist Party’s2018 convention in Aubervilliers,Cambadélis publicly endorsedOlivier Faureas candidate for the party’s leadership.[14]
When the Socialist Party agreed with the hard-leftLa France Insoumise(LFI) to run together in theparliamentary electionsin an effort to deprive re-elected PresidentEmmanuel Macronof a majority, Cambadélis called on fellow members to block the deal, arguing it could mark the end of a pro-EU force on the left.[15]
References
[edit]- ^"Cambadélis quitte la direction du PS".lepoint.fr(in French). 18 June 2017.Retrieved18 June2017.
- ^"LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS"(in French). National Assembly of France.Retrieved3 July2010.
- ^Brian Love (15 April 2014),French Socialists pick veteran to run party after poll routReuters.
- ^Jean-Christophe CambadélisNational Assembly of France.
- ^Jean-Christophe CambadélisNational Assembly of France.
- ^Brian Love (15 April 2014),French Socialists pick veteran to run party after poll routReuters.
- ^Nicolas Barotte (2 January 2009),Au sein de la direction du PS, Martine Aubry compte plus d'alliés que de prochesLe Figaro.
- ^Romain Parlier (30 June 2011),France: Moscovici Backs Hollande for SocialistsNew York Times.
- ^Brian Love (15 April 2014),French Socialists pick veteran to run party after poll routReuters.
- ^Nicholas Vinocur (19 June 2016),François Hollande to face left-wing primary testNew York Times.
- ^Pierre Briançon (1 May 2017),French Socialists fast headed for splitPolitico Europe.
- ^Alissa J. Rubin (12 June 2017),For Macron’s Party in France, Success Is Broad. But How Deep?New York Times.
- ^Alissa J. Rubin, Aurelien Breeden and Benoît Morenne (18 June 2017),Emmanuel Macron’s Party and Allies Win Big in FranceNew York Times.
- ^Pierre Lepelletier (7 March 2018),Congrès du PS: qui soutient qui?Le Figaro.
- ^Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose and Ingrid Melander (4 May 2022),French left agrees rare coalition deal to take on MacronReuters.
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