Fabien Thiémé (11 July 1952 – 27 December 2019) was a French politician. Thiémé was born in

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...

on 11 July 1952, to a railway worker father active in the General Confederation of Labour.Alt URL
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as a member of the

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from

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in 1988, using the slogan "the people's champion versus the champion of businesses."

Jean-Louis Borloo Jean-Louis Marie Borloo (; born 7 April 1951) is a French politician who served as president of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) from 2012 to 2014. He also was Minister of the Economy, Finance and Employment in 2007 and Minister of ...

defeated Thiémé in 1993. Thiémé served as mayor of

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from 2008 until his death on 27 December 2019, aged 67.

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1952 births 2019 deaths Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Mayors of places in Hauts-de-France French Communist Party politicians Deputies of the 9th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic 21st-century French politicians People from Valenciennes {{France-mayor-stub