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]
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]