Yves Durand (born 6 June 1946 in

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) is a French politician, a member of the

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. He represents the

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department, and is a member of the

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. On 28 February 2013, The ''Commission des affaires culturelles et de l’éducation'', of which Durand is part, voted in favour of an amendment proposed by

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, and favoured by Durand,

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and

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among others, that replaced the biological concepts of "sex", with the sociological concepts of "

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" in the national elementary curriculum.assemblee-nationale.fr: "Commission des affaires culturelles et de l’éducation Jeudi 28 février 2013 Séance de 14 heures 30 Compte rendu n° 31 Présidence de M. Patrick Bloche, président"
search on "AC 421" The elementary curriculum was successfully revised in September 2013 under the name " l'ABCD de l'egalite".gouvernement.fr: "Les ABCD de l’égalité : un outil pour lutter dès l’école contre les inégalités filles-garçons"
consulted July 2014

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1946 births Living people People from Mayenne Socialist Party (France) politicians 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 {{France-politician-Socialist-stub