Gérard Onesta (born 5 August 1960) is a French politician and was

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for the South West of France. He is a member of

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, part of the

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. On 20 July 2004 he was re-elected a Member of the

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, and he was elected four times one of its

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. His successor is

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. In March 2010 regional election, he is the leader of Europe Écologie–The Greens in Midi-Pyrénées. Onesta defines himself as a European federalist, with strong proclivities for regionalism.

Trivia

His cousin Claude Onesta is the coach of the 5 fold champion

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External links

Gérard Onesta
official website
European Parliament: Gérard Onesta
1960 births Living people People from Albi MEPs for South-West France 2004–2009 The Greens (France) MEPs MEPs for France 1999–2004 Europe Ecology – The Greens politicians French people of Italian descent Politicians from Occitania (administrative region) {{France-MEP-stub