Éric Bocquet (born 8 November 1957) is a
French
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politician
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and member of the
French Communist Party
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.
Biography
Elected
Marquillies mayor in 1995, he was re-elected following every municipal poll ever since. He is also communal advisor of the
Lille Metropole urban Community. On the occasion of the
French legislative elections of 2007, he submitted his candidacy to the
Nord's 11th constituency but was eliminated following the first round with 5,61 % of votes.
During the
Senate elections of 2011, he was elected top of the Nord department
Communist Party
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list and became Nord Senator on 25 September 2011.
Éric Bocquet is the brother of
Alain Bocquet
Alain Bocquet (born 6 May 1946) is a French politician.
A member of the French Communist Party (PCF), he was a Deputy from the Nord department of France between 1978 and 2017 and president of the communist parliamentary group from 1993 to 20 ...
, Nord deputy and
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
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mayor.
Tenures
; Senator
* Since 1 October 2011: Nord Senator
; Municipal advisor / Mayor
* 25 June 1995 - 18 March 18, 2001:
Marquillies mayor
* March 2001 - 16 March 2008: Marquillies mayor
* Since 16 March 2008: Marquillies mayor
Notes and references
Annexes
Related articles
*
Nord Senators list
External links
French Senate - Eric Bocquet's biography
1957 births
Living people
French Communist Party politicians
People from Nord (French department)
Mayors of places in Hauts-de-France
French Senators of the Fifth Republic
Senators of Nord (French department)
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