Jean-Christophe Cambadélis
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Jean-Christophe Cambadélis | |
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.jpg) Cambadélis in 2007 | |
| 12th First 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 the National Assembly for Paris's 16th constituency (formerly Paris'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 the Socialist Party (PS) who served as the party's First Secretary from April 2014 to June 2017.[1] He was a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the city of Paris,[2] as a member of the Socialist, Republican & Citizen.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Cambadélis is of Greek ancestry.
Political career
[edit]Early beginnings
[edit]Cambadélis gained clout within the Socialist Party in the 1980s when he helped former President François Mitterrand seek re-election, later growing close to former Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin.[3]
Member of the National Assembly, 1997–2017
[edit]In parliament, Cambadélis served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1998–2017) and the Committee on Economic Affairs (2008–2009).[4] In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the French-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group.[5]
Amid the MNEF affair in 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]
When Martine Aubry took 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 the 2012 presidential elections.[8]
Chair of the Socialist Party, 2014–2017
[edit]In 2014, Cambadélis was elected by the Socialist Party’s national congress to replace Harlem Désir, weeks after municipal elections in 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-ever two-round left-wing primary to decide on its candidate for the 2017 presidential elections, allowing challengers to incumbent President François Hollande.[10]
Citing the urgency of the fight against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, Cambadélis endorsed Emmanuel Macron ahead of the presidential elections.[11] He lost his seat in parliament in the legislative elections shortly after.[12] He subsequently resigned as the party’s chairman.[13]
Later career
[edit]Ahead of the Socialist Party’s 2018 convention in Aubervilliers, Cambadélis publicly endorsed Olivier Faure as candidate for the party’s leadership.[14]
When the Socialist Party agreed with the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) to run together in the parliamentary elections in an effort to deprive re-elected President Emmanuel Macron of 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. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ Brian Love (15 April 2014), French Socialists pick veteran to run party after poll rout Reuters.
- ^ Jean-Christophe Cambadélis National Assembly of France.
- ^ Jean-Christophe Cambadélis National Assembly of France.
- ^ Brian Love (15 April 2014), French Socialists pick veteran to run party after poll rout Reuters.
- ^ Nicolas Barotte (2 January 2009), Au sein de la direction du PS, Martine Aubry compte plus d'alliés que de proches Le Figaro.
- ^ Romain Parlier (30 June 2011), France: Moscovici Backs Hollande for Socialists New York Times.
- ^ Brian Love (15 April 2014), French Socialists pick veteran to run party after poll rout Reuters.
- ^ Nicholas Vinocur (19 June 2016), François Hollande to face left-wing primary test New York Times.
- ^ Pierre Briançon (1 May 2017), French Socialists fast headed for split Politico 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 France New 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 Macron Reuters.
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