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Jean-Christophe Cambadélis | |
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.jpg) Cambadélis in 2007 | |
| 12thFirst Secretary of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 15 April 2014 – 18 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Harlem Désir |
| Succeeded by | Rachid Temal(interim) |
| Member of theNational Assembly forParis's 16th constituency (formerlyParis's 20th constituency) | |
| In office 12 June 1997 – 21 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Féron |
| Succeeded by | Mounir Mahjoubi |
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| Born | (1951-08-14)14 August 1951 (age 74) |
| Political party | OCI(1971-1981) PCI(1981-1986) PS(depuis 1986) |
| Alma mater | Paris Diderot University |
Jean-Christophe Cambadélis (born 14 August 1951) is a French politician of theSocialist Party (PS) who served as the party'sFirst Secretary from April 2014 to June 2017.[1] He was a member of theNational Assembly of France, representing the city ofParis,[2] as a member of theSocialist, Republican & Citizen.
Born inNeuilly-sur-Seine, Cambadélis is ofGreek ancestry.
Cambadélis gained clout within the Socialist Party in the 1980s when he helped formerPresidentFrançois Mitterrand seek re-election, later growing close to former SocialistPrime MinisterLionel Jospin.[3]
In parliament, Cambadélis served on theCommittee on Foreign Affairs (1998–2017) and theCommittee on Economic Affairs (2008–2009).[4] In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the French-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group.[5]
Amid theMNEF affair in 2006, Cambadélis was found guilty along with several other Socialists of having used a student mutual fund for political purposes and given a suspended jail sentence and a fine of 20 000 euros.[6]
WhenMartine Aubry took over as leader of the Socialist Party in 2008, Cambadélis became the party’s national spokesperson for international affairs.[7] In 2011, he endorsed Aubry as the party’s candidate for the2012 presidential elections.[8]
In 2014, Cambadélis was elected by the Socialist Party’s national congress to replaceHarlem Désir, weeks aftermunicipal elections in which the party lost dozens of towns to the right and far-right opposition.[9]
During his time in office, Cambadélis announced the party’s first-evertwo-round left-wing primary to decide on its candidate for the2017 presidential elections, allowing challengers to incumbentPresidentFrançois Hollande.[10]
Citing the urgency of the fight against far-right leaderMarine Le Pen, Cambadélis endorsedEmmanuel Macron ahead of the presidential elections.[11] He lost his seat in parliament in thelegislative elections shortly after.[12] He subsequently resigned as the party’s chairman.[13]
Ahead of the Socialist Party’s2018 convention in Aubervilliers, Cambadélis publicly endorsedOlivier Faure as candidate for the party’s leadership.[14]
When the Socialist Party agreed with the hard-leftLa France Insoumise (LFI) to run together in theparliamentary elections in an effort to deprive re-elected PresidentEmmanuel Macron of a majority, Cambadélis called on fellow members to block the deal, arguing it could mark the end of a pro-EU force on the left.[15]
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