Jean-Luc Bennahmias Explained

Jean-Luc Bennahmias
Birth Date:1954 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Office:Member of the European Parliament
Term Start:2004
Term End:2014
Constituency:South East France
Office2:Member of the Regional council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
President2:Michel Vauzelle
Term Start2:2004
Term End2:2010
Party:Democratic Front

Jean-Luc Bennahmias (born 2 December 1954) is a French politician.

Political career

Bennahmias was National secretary of the Green Party (1997–2001), Regional councillor (1992–1996) and Chairman of the Green Group on the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council (2004–2010), Member of the European Parliament (2004–2014). He joined in 2007 the Democratic Movement, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and was also a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education, a substitute for the Committee on Petitions, a member of the delegation for relations with South Africa, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Canada.

Bennahmias was the candidate of the Democratic Movement for the municipal elections in Marseille in March 2008. He left the centrist party to create his own centre-left party in 2014.

Professional career

Personal life

He is of Sephardi Jew descent.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Religion : Bennahmias demande des "explications républicaines" à Gaudin. 10 January 2017.