Jean Le Garrec (9 August 1929 – 19 February 2023) was a French businessman and politician of the

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...

(PS).

Biography

Born in Le Palais on 9 August 1929, Le Garrec was initially a member of the Unified Socialist Party. In 1974, he followed Michel Rocard to the PS. In

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, he was elected to the

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. On 23 June 1981, he was appointed Secretary of State in Charge of Nationalizations. He served as from 1984 to 1986. He was elected again to the National Assembly in

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for the Nord department via proportional representation. He was re-elected in

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to represent Nord's 18th constituency. He lost his mandate in

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but returned in

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. He was re-elected in

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. In addition to his legislative career, Le Garrec participated in the Club Réformer, a political think tank, alongside

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, François Lamy, and

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. In 2006, he announced he would not stand for re-election the following year. He was succeeded by

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. Jean Le Garrec died on 19 February 2023, at the age of 93.

Distinctions

*Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

(2011)

Publications

*''Une vie à gauche'' (2006) *''Trois femmes'' (2011)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Garrec, Jean 1929 births 2023 deaths Unified Socialist Party (France) politicians Deputies of the 7th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 9th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Nord French Ministers of Civil Service Knights of the Legion of Honour