Edmond Hervé (; born 3 December 1942) is a French politician, a member of the Socialist Party and French senator from 2008 to 2014. He was the

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Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

from 1977 to 2008, succeeding Henri Fréville.

Biography

Born in La Bouillie, Côtes-d'Armor, the son of tenant farmers, Hervé graduated in

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at the

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and also has a graduate degree in

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. He became a teacher in administrative law and in constitutional law in 1969. Hervé has a daughter and twin sons.

Mayor of Rennes

Hervé made his way in politics through activism and became the

of Rennes in 1977. He abandoned his job as a teacher to dedicate himself to his mandate. He started an innovative urban policy which he carried on fervently: social mix, support for cultural activities, ecology, development of public transportation (see Rennes Metro). On 20 January 2007, he announced that he would not apply for a 6th mandate as mayor of the city.

Deputy and minister

Hervé was elected for the first time as deputy during the legislative election in 1981. He became French Minister of Health (1981 / 1983–1986) and Minister of Energy (1981–1983). As Secretary of Health in the Fabius government, he was found guilty on 3 March 1999 by the court of justice of the Republic in the case of contaminated blood but has been dispensed from any punishment. He has been reelected as deputy in 1986, 1988 and

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, although defeated in

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. He decided not to apply for

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. On 21 September 2008, Hervé was elected

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Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Ill-e-Vilaenn'', ) is a departments of France, department of France, located in the regions of France, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named a ...

.Sénatoriales 2008 in Ille-et-Vilaine
on the website of the Senate of France

References

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