Brest Congress

The Brest Congress was the eighteenth national congress of the French Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS). It took place from November 21 to 23, 1997.

Results

Popular vote

Hollande Motion			84.07%
Socialist Left			10.21%
Poperénists			5.43%

François Hollande was elected as First Secretary, defeating Jean-Luc Mélenchon.^[1]

References

↑ PS Congresses since 1971, France-politique

French Socialist Party

First Secretaries	Alain Savary (1969–1971) François Mitterrand (1971–1981) Lionel Jospin (1981–1988) Pierre Mauroy (1988–1992) Laurent Fabius (1992–1993) Michel Rocard (1993–1994) Henri Emmanuelli (1994–1995) Lionel Jospin (1995–1997) François Hollande (1997–2008) Martine Aubry (2008–2012) Harlem Désir (2012–2014) Jean-Christophe Cambadélis (2014–)

Prime Ministers	Pierre Mauroy (1981–1984) Laurent Fabius (1984–1986) Michel Rocard (1988–1991) Édith Cresson (1991–1992) Pierre Bérégovoy (1992–1993) Lionel Jospin (1997–2002) Jean-Marc Ayrault (2012–2014) Manuel Valls (2014–)

Presidential candidates	François Mitterrand (1974) François Mitterrand (1981) François Mitterrand (1988) Lionel Jospin (1995) Lionel Jospin (2002) Ségolène Royal (2007) François Hollande (2012)

Presidential primaries	1995 2006 2011

National congresses	Alfortville Congress (May 1969) Issy-les-Moulineaux Congress (July 1969) Epinay Congress (1971) Grenoble Congress (1973) Pau Congress (1975) Nantes Congress (1977) Metz Congress (1979) Créteil Congress (January 1981) Valence Congress (October 1981) Bourg-en-Bresse Congress (1983) Toulouse Congress (1985) Lille Congress (1987) Rennes Congress (1990) Grande Arche Congress (1991) Bordeaux Congress (1992) Bourget Congress (1993) Liévin Congress (1994) Brest Congress (1997) Second Grenoble Congress (2000) Dijon Congress (2003) Le Mans Congress (2005) Reims Congress (2008) Second Toulouse Congress (2012)

Factions	Aubryists Eco-socialists Fabiusians New Socialist Party Royalists Utopia

François Hollande

Socialist Party Leader	Brest Congress (election) Grenoble Congress Dijon Congress Le Mans Congress

Presidential campaign	Socialist Party presidential primary Bourget meeting Presidential debate Election International reaction

Presidency	Inauguration Presidential trips Timeline Ayrault Cabinet

Family	Ségolène Royal (separated and 4 children ) Valérie Trierweiler (2006–2014/separated) Julie Gayet (?– /to be clarified)

See also	Presidency of the General council of Corrèze Corrèze's First Constituency Mayor of Tulle

Category:François Hollande