Marcel Cabiddu (10 February 195213 January 2004) was a French politician.

Political career

Cabiddu was voted as member of parliament during the

2002 French legislative election The French legislative elections took place on 9 and 16 June 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly of France, National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic, in a context of political crisis. The Socialist Prime Minister Lio ...

in the 11th district of

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

. He was a member 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 ...

. Struggling with

diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ap ...

which affected him heavily, he took his own life in January 2004. He was replaced on 20 January 2004 by

Odette Duriez Odette Duriez (born 7 May 1948 in Merville, Nord) is a French politician who is a former member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Pas-de-Calais department, and is a member of the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name ...

Positions

*20 March 1977 to 12 March 1983 - deputy mayor of

Wingles Wingles () is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining area, now a farming and light industrial town, Wingles lies north of Lens, at the junction of the N47, D39 and the D16 ...

*21 March 1982 to 1 October 1988 - member of the departmental council of Pas-de-Calais *14 March 1983 to 12 March 1989 - mayor of Wingles *2 October 1988 to 27 March 1994 - member of the departmental council of Pas-de-Calais *20 March 1989 to 18 June 1995 - mayor of Wingles *27 March 1994 to 18 March 2001 - member of the departmental council of Pas-de-Calais *27 March 1994 to 26 March 1998 - vice-president of the departmental council of Pas-de-Calais *25 June 1995 to 18 March 2001 - mayor of Wingles *1 June 1997 to 18 June 2002 - deputy of Pas-de-Calais *27 March 1998 to 18 March 2001 - vice-president of the departmental council of Pas-de-Calais *18 March 2001 to 13 January 2004 - mayor of Wingles (replaced by Gérard Dassonvalle, his deputy) *18 June 2002 to 13 January 2004 - deputy of Pas-de-Calais

Legacy

A park in the east of Wingles is named after Cabiddu.

References

Note - Much of the content in this article is transferred from the corresponding article in French. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabiddu, Marcel 2004 deaths 1952 births Socialist Party (France) politicians Mayors of places in Hauts-de-France Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Politicians from Pas-de-Calais French politicians who committed suicide Suicides in France