Éric Bocquet (born 8 November 1957) is a
French politician
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and member of the
French Communist Party
The French Communist Party (, , PCF) is a Communism, communist list of political parties in France, party in France. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its Member of the European Parliament, MEPs sit with The Left in the ...
.
Biography
Elected
Marquillies mayor in 1995, he was re-elected following every municipal poll ever since. He is also communal advisor of the
Lille Metropole urban Community. On the occasion of the
French legislative elections of 2007, he submitted his candidacy to the
Nord's 11th constituency but was eliminated following the first round with 5,61 % of votes.
During the
Senate elections of 2011, he was elected top of the Nord department
Communist Party list and became Nord Senator on 25 September 2011.
Éric Bocquet is the brother of
Alain Bocquet, Nord deputy and
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (; former ) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France. It lies on the river Scarpe, 12 km northwest of Valenciennes. In French, the town people are named ''Amandinois'' (m), ''Amandinoise'' (f).
Saint ...
mayor.
Tenures
; Senator
* Since 1 October 2011: Nord Senator
; Municipal advisor / Mayor
* 25 June 1995 – 18 March 2001:
Marquillies mayor
* March 2001 – 16 March 2008: Marquillies mayor
* Since 16 March 2008: Marquillies mayor
Notes and references
Annexes
Related articles
*
Nord Senators list
External links
French Senate - Eric Bocquet's biography
1957 births
Living people
French Communist Party politicians
Mayors of places in Hauts-de-France
French senators of the Fifth Republic
Senators of Nord (French department)
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