Claude Bartolone (; born 1951) is a Tunisian-born French politician who was
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of the
National Assembly of France from 2012 to 2017. A member of the
Socialist Party
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, he was first elected to the National Assembly, representing the
Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobig ...
department, in 1981. He served in the government as Delegate Minister for the City from 1998 to 2002, and he was President of the
Seine-Saint-Denis General Council from 2008 to 2012.
Biography
Early life
He was born on 29 July 1951 in
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
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, Tunisia.
His mother was from
Malta
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and his father from
Sicily
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; both his parents were working-class.
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, '' Le Parisien'', June 26, 2012[Paul de Coustin]
La prof qui a poussé Bartolone à entrer au lycée
''Le Figaro
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'', June 26, 2012 At the age of nine, he moved to
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (; simply known by locals as Le Pré, i.e. "the meadow") is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. With a density of 25,643 inhabitants per square kilometres as of 20 ...
in France and grew up in a
council estate
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.
[François-Xavier Bourmaud]
Bartolone, de la Seine-Saint-Denis au perchoir
''Le Figaro'', June 21, 2012 After he was encouraged by a teacher named Marie-Thérèse Thoullieux not to get a professional degree, he attended the
Lycée Turgot in Paris.
He received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
Career
Local mandates
He was a municipal councillor of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais from 1977 to 1983, and from 1995 to 2008. He served as Deputy Mayor of
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (; simply known by locals as Le Pré, i.e. "the meadow") is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. With a density of 25,643 inhabitants per square kilometres as of 20 ...
from 1977 to 1983, from June to October 1995, as Mayor from 1995 to 1998, and again as Deputy Mayor from 2001 to 2008. He was also municipal councillor of
Les Lilas
Les Lilas () is a commune in the northern-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
History
The commune of Les Lilas (literally "the lilacs") was created on 24 July 1867 by detaching a part of the territory of ...
from 1983 to 1989.
He served as Seine-Saint-Denis general councillor from 1979 to 1992, and has served again since 2008. From 1985 to 1992, he served as
vice-president
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of the
Seine-Saint-Denis General Council, and as president from 2008 to 2012. From 1998 to 2002, he served as regional councillor of
Ile-de-France.
National mandates
He served as a member of the National Assembly for the sixth district, encompassing
Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobig ...
from 1981 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, he served as Delegate Minister for the City. Since 2002, he has served as member of the National Assembly again.
Following the
June 2012 parliamentary election, in which the Socialist Party won a parliamentary majority, Bartolone was designated as the Socialist candidate for the post of President of the National Assembly. In the vote, held on 26 June 2012, Bartolone was accordingly elected to the post, receiving 298 votes against 185 votes for the
Union for a Popular Movement
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(UMP) candidate
Bernard Accoyer, who held the post during the preceding parliamentary term.
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Bernard Accoyer
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Union for a Popular Movement
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Socialist Party
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(''Parti socialiste'')
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, 127
, 49.22%
, 298
, 61.70%
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Jean Glavany
Jean Glavany (born 14 May 1949 in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS) and former Minister.
From 1981 to 1988, he was head of cabinet of President François Mitterrand (PS). He was then Minister o ...
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Socialist Party
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, 59
, 22.87%
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Élisabeth Guigou
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Early life and ...
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Daniel Vaillant
Daniel Vaillant (born 19 July 1949) is a French Socialist politician.
Biography
Close to Lionel Jospin, Vaillant held several ministerial portfolios in his cabinets: Minister of the Relations with Parliament from 1997 to 2000 and Interior Min ...
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Socialist Party
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(''Parti socialiste'')
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, 22
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From 2012 to 2017, he has served as President of the
National Assembly of France.
Thus, he lived in the
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.
In April 2013, he received a menacing letter containing ammunition powder, suggesting he should stop supporting
same-sex marriage
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.
Personal life
He is married, in a second marriage, with Véronique Ragusa, a parliamentary collaborator. He resides in a 320 square metre mansion on the outskirts of Paris.
Honours
Foreign Honours
* : Grand Cross of the
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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The highest-ranking ...
(19/11/2012)
[Italian Presidency website]
Sig. Claude Bartolone
(Presidente dell'Assemblea Nazionale ) - Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
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1951 births
Living people
French people of Maltese descent
French people of Sicilian descent
French people of Italian descent
Tunisian people of Sicilian descent
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
People from Tunis
Tunisian people of Italian descent
Tunisian people of Maltese descent
Presidents of the National Assembly (France)
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic