Jean Le Garrec Explained

Jean Le Garrec
Birth Date:1929 8, df=y
Birth Place:Le Palais, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Businessman
Party:PSU (until 1974)
PS (since 1974)
Office:Deputy of the French National Assembly
Term Start:12 June 1997
Term End:19 June 2007
Successor:Christian Hutin
Constituency:Nord's 12th constituency
Term Start1:2 August 1986
Term End1:1 April 1993
Predecessor1:none
Constituency1:Proportional representation (1986–1988)
Nord's 18th constituency (1988–1993)
Office2:President of the in the National Assembly
Term Start2:8 April 1998
Term End2:18 June 2002
Predecessor2:Claude Bartolone
Successor2:Jean-Michel Dubernard
Office3:President of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly
Term Start3:7 April 1992
Term End3:1 April 1993
Predecessor3:Henri Emmanuelli
Successor3:Jacques Barrot
Office4:Secretary of State for the Civil Service and Administrative Simplifications
Term Start4:23 July 1984
Term End4:20 March 1986
Predecessor4:Anicet Le Pors
Successor4:Hervé de Charette
Term Start5:29 June 1982
Term End5:22 March 1983
Predecessor5:Georges Gorse (indirectly)
Successor5:Jack Ralite

Jean Le Garrec (9 August 1929 – 19 February 2023) was a French businessman and politician of the Socialist Party (PS).[1]

Biography

Born in Le Palais on 9 August 1929, Le Garrec was initially a member of the Unified Socialist Party. In 1974, he followed Michel Rocard to the PS. In 1981, he was elected to the National Assembly in Nord's 16th constituency. On 23 June 1981, he was appointed Secretary of State in Charge of Nationalizations.[2] He served as from 1984 to 1986. He was elected again to the National Assembly in 1986 for the Nord department via proportional representation. He was re-elected in 1988 to represent Nord's 18th constituency. He lost his mandate in 1993 but returned in 1997 in Nord's 12th constituency. He was re-elected in 2002.[3]

In addition to his legislative career, Le Garrec participated in the Club Réformer, a political think tank, alongside Martine Aubry, Marylise Lebranchu, François Lamy, and Adeline Hazan. In 2006, he announced he would not stand for re-election the following year. He was succeeded by Christian Hutin.

Jean Le Garrec died on 19 February 2023, at the age of 93.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 20 February 2023. Mort à 93 ans de Jean Le Garrec, ancien ministre sous François Mitterrand. French. Le Monde. 21 February 2023.
  2. News: 20 January 1982. Interview de Christine Ockrent. French. Antenne 2.
  3. Web site: M. Jean Le Garrec. National Assembly. French.
  4. News: 19 February 2023. L'ancien ministre Jean Le Garrec est décédé à 92 ans. fr. Le Figaro. 21 February 2023.