Manuel Valls
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This article is about the French politician. For the Spanish composer, see Manuel Valls (composer).
| Manuel Valls | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of France from Essonne's 1st district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Jacques Guyard |
| Mayor of Évry | |
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| Assumed office 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Christian Olivier |
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| Born | August 13, 1962 Barcelona  |
| Nationality | French  |
| Political party | Socialist Party (France) |
| Occupation | politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Manuel Valls (born August 13, 1962 in Barcelona) is a French Socialist Party (PS) politician, deputy since 2002 and mayor of Évry.
Valls was born in Barcelona and became a naturalized French citizen in 1982. He is a prominent supporter of F.C. Barcelona, the famous club whose anthem was composed by a namesake of his, who also happens to be the cousin of his father.
He is seeking the PS nomination for the President of France in the 2012 election. Finally ranked 5th of the first round, to call for a Francois Hollande vote on the second round. Valls is often considered in France as a representative of the centre-right wing of the French Socialist Party, sharing common orientations with Scandinavian style Social Democracy and Blairism.
[edit] Works
- Les habits neufs de la gauche, éditions Robert Laffont, 2006
- La laïcité en face, a dialog with Virginie Malabard, Éditions Desclée de Brouwer, 2005
- Pour en finir avec le vieux socialisme... et être enfin de gauche, a dialog with Claude Askolovitch, Robert Laffont, 2008
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