Carl Lang (born 20 September 1957) is a

French politician The politics of France take place with the framework of a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic". ...

and former

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

for the North-West constituency. He was member of the National Front from 1978 to 2008; he is currently president and co-founder of the

Party of France The Party of France (french: Parti de la France, PDF) is a political party in France. The PDF was founded on 23 February 2009 by National Front MEP Carl Lang. Carl Lang was known for his opposition to Marine Le Pen's possible candidacy to th ...

(''Front National'' and ''Party of France'' are both classified by their opponents as a far-right party). He was a member of the europarliamentary group " Identity Tradition and Sovereignty" (ITS) in the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

until its dissolving in November 2007. Currently a Non-Inscrit, he is member of the

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for issues of employment and social policy, including labour rights, social security, inclusion, free movement for workers and pensio ...

. Carl Lang is also a substitute for the Committee on Fisheries and the

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) is a committee of the European Parliament. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology, and telecommunications. It also ...

, a member of the delegation for relations with

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

Joint Parliamentary Committee. Ahead of the 2009 European elections, he announced that he would run a dissident FN list against the official FN list led by Marine Le Pen in the North-West constituency.

Career

* State diploma as a masseur-physiotherapist (1980) * Secretary-General of the National Front (1988–1995, 1998–2006) * Member of the

Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais (); pcd, Nord-Pas-Calés); is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Nord-Pas-de-Calais ...

Regional Council (since 1992) * Member of the

(since 1994)

External links

Carl Lang

European Parliament biography
1957 births Living people People from Vernon, Eure Politicians from Normandy Party of France politicians MEPs for North-West France 2004–2009 National Rally (France) MEPs MEPs for North-West France 2009–2014 MEPs for France 1994–1999 National Rally (France) politicians French people of German descent {{France-politician-FN-stub