Alain Barrau Explained

Alain Barrau
Birth Date:17 February 1947
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Party:PS
Office:Member of the French National Assembly
Term Start:12 June 1997
Term End:18 June 2002
Predecessor:Raymond Couderc
Successor:Paul-Henri Cugnenc
Constituency:Hérault's 6th constituency
Term Start1:2 April 1986
Term End1:1 April 1993
Predecessor1:position established
Successor1:Raymond Couderc
Constituency1:Hérault's 6th constituency
Office2:Mayor of Béziers
Term Start2:March 1989
Term End2:June 1995
Predecessor2:Georges Fontès
Successor2:Raymond Couderc
Office3:General Councilor of the Canton of Béziers-2
Term Start3:1988
Term End3:1989
Predecessor3:Guy Bousquet
Successor3:Eliane Bauduin

Alain Barrau (17 February 1947 – 24 July 2021) was a French politician.[1] He was a member of the Socialist Party (PS).

Biography

Professional career

Barrau served as student council president at Sciences Po during the May 68 events.[2] He graduated in 1969 and became an assistant at Panthéon-Sorbonne University. He subsequently became director of teaching at the Centre national d'information pour le progrès économique. He held several administrative positions linked to the European Parliament, and was appointed its Director of the Information Office for France in 2008.[3]

Political career

Barrau was elected to the National Assembly in 1986 in a system of party-list proportional representation. in 1988, the system changed to a regional vote, and he began to represent Hérault's 6th constituency. Although he was defeated by Raymond Couderc in 1993, he was victorious in 1997. In his final term in office, he served on various committees, such as the Cultural, Family and Social Affairs Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Finance Committee. He served as President of the National Assembly delegation to European communities from 1999 to 2002.[4]

Barrau was also Mayor of Béziers from 1989 to 1995 and was General Councilor of the Canton of Béziers-2 from 1988 to 1989.

Other activities

From 1974 to 1986, Barrau was President of the Comité national des associations de jeunesse et d’éducation populaire and was a member of the Conseil national de la vie associative et du Conseil économique et social. He also served as President of and was Vice-President of the .

Death

Alain Barrau died in Paris on 24 July 2021 at the age of 74 following a battle with cerebrovascular disease.[5]

Decorations

Notes and References

  1. News: Pocher. Stéphane. 26 July 2021. L'ancien maire de Béziers, Alain Barrau, est décédé à l'âge de 74 ans. French. France Bleu. Hérault. 28 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Le pouvoir étudiant. 29 May 2018. Sciences Po. French. 28 July 2021. 9 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123915/https://www.sciencespo.fr/actualites/actualit%C3%A9s/le-pouvoir-etudiant/3622. dead.
  3. News: Morucci. Emmanuel. 21 January 2008. Alain BARRAU nouveau Directeur du Bureau d'information pour la France du Parlement européen, à Paris.. dead. https://archive.today/20120708203543/http://emmanuelmorucci.blogs.letelegramme.com/archive/2008/01/21/alain-barrau-nouveau-directeur-du-bureau-d-information-pour.html. 8 July 2012. French. Le Télégramme. 28 July 2021.
  4. Web site: M. Alain Barrau. Assemblée Nationale. French.
  5. News: Aubert. Jean-Marc. 26 July 2021. Béziers : l'ancien maire et député, Alain Barrau est décédé. French. Actu.fr. Béziers. 28 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Décret du 14 avril 2017 portant promotion et nomination. 16 April 2017. Légifrance. French.