Benoît Hamon

Benoît Hamon
Hamon in 2000.
Member of the European Parliament
In office
2004 – 2009
Personal details
Born 26 June 1967 (1967-06-26) (age 44)
Saint-Renan, Finistère
Nationality  France

Benoît Hamon (born 26 June 1967) is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS), part of the Party of European Socialists. He was Member of the European Parliament for the East of France from 2004 to 2009. He was national secretary for Europe in the French socialist party. At present, he is spokesman. He also was the leader of the left-wing of the PS during the 2008 Reims Congress and its candidate for the First Secretaryship.

2008 Reims Congress

After the candidacy for the First Secretary of the PS became a contest between Ségolène Royal and Martine Aubry, Hamon urged his supporters to vote for Aubry, who secured a thin, contested majority.[1]

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