Jean-Pierre Brard

Jean-Pierre Brard
Born February 7, 1948 (1948-02-07) (age 64)
Flers, Orne, Normandy, France
Occupation Teacher
mayor of Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
Deputy, French National Assembly
expert witness, Cult debate, Voyage Au Pays Des Nouveaux Gourous

Jean-Pierre Brard, (born February 7, 1948 in Flers, Orne), is a French politician.

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Biography

Initially a teacher, he entered politics and was elected was deputy mayor of Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis a post he held until 1984, when he was elected mayor of the same city. He remained mayor until March 2008. He has also been a deputy to the French National Assembly since 1988.[1] He is a member of the Convention for a Progressive Alternative (CAP). Though not a member, he is affiliated to the parliamentary group of the French Communist Party.

He is a member of the Parliamentary Office for evaluation of scientific and technological options. He also participates in various task forces and commissions on sects, the economy and finance.[1] His commitment to the fight against sects causes him to be particularly controversial - he has been sued by religious and sectarian movements. Brard has also been in the spotlight for his virulent opposition to the HADOPI law.[2]

Political Offices Held

Local Offices

1971–1984 City Countil and Deputy Mayor of Montreuil

1984–1989 Mayor of Montreuil

1989–1995 Mayor of Montreuil

1995–2001 Mayor of Montreuil

2001–2008 Mayor of Montreuil

2008–2014 Municipal Councilor of Montreuil (opposition)

Member of Parliament

1988–1993 member of the seventh district of Seine-Saint-Denis

1993–1997 re-elected member of the seventh district of Seine-Saint-Denis

1997–2002 re-elected member of the seventh district of Seine-Saint-Denis

2002-2003 re-elected member of the seventh district of Seine-Saint-Denis

(election annulled by constitutional council)

2003–2007 re-elected member of the seventh district of Seine-Saint-Denis

2007–present re-elected member of the seventh district of Seine-Saint-Denis

References

  1. ^ a b "Jean-Pierre Brard". Assemblee Nationale. http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/tribun/fiches_id/654.asp. Retrieved February 10, 2011. 
  2. ^ Champeau, Guillaume (March 12, 2009). "Hadopi : Le discours prononcé par Jean-Pierre Brard (GDR), verbatim" (in French). Numerama. http://www.numerama.com/magazine/12292-hadopi-le-discours-prononce-par-jean-pierre-brard-gdr-verbatim.html. Retrieved February 10, 2011. 

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