Jean-Claude Fruteau

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Jean-Claude Fruteau (born 6 June 1947 in Saint-Benoît, Réunion) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for France's "outre mer". He is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

He is also a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and a substitute for the delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

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Highest postgraduate teaching qualification in language and literature (1972)
Teacher in higher education, with the highest postgraduate teaching qualification
First federal secretary, Réunion Socialist Party (1981-2000)
Mayor of Saint-Benoît (Réunion) (1983-1999)
Member of the Réunion Departmental Council (since 1982)
Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)