Bernard Poignant (born 19 September 1945 in
Vannes,
Brittany) is a
French politician and
Member of the European Parliament for the
west of
France. He is a member of the
Socialist Party, which is part of the
Party of European Socialists, and sits on the
European Parliament's
Committee on Fisheries
The Committee on Fisheries (PECH) is a committee of the European Parliament.
Chris Davies was the chairman (2019 – 2020) - until the United Kingdom left the European Union.
Committee mandate
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and its
Committee on Regional Development.
He is a substitute for the
Committee on Budgetary Control and a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of
Southeast Asia and the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations. He is also a substitute for the delegation to the
EU–
Kazakhstan, EU–
Kyrgyzstan and EU–
Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and
Mongolia.
Career
* Highest postgraduate teaching qualification in history (1970)
* Former Chairman of the National Federation of Socialist and Republican Elected Representatives
* Mayor of
Quimper (1989–2001 and 2008-2014)
* Member of the French Parliament (1981–1986 and 1988–1993)
* Member of the
European Parliament (1999-2009)
*
Knight of the
Legion of Honour
External links
Weblog of Bernard PoignantWebsite of Bernard PoignantEuropean Parliament biographyDeclaration of financial interests(in
French
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1945 births
Living people
Politicians from Vannes
MEPs for West France 2004–2009
Socialist Party (France) MEPs
MEPs for France 1999–2004
Rennes 2 University alumni
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