Kader Arif ( ar, قادر عريف; born 3 July 1959 in Algiers) is a

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of the French Socialist Party (PS) who served as Junior

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to the French

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from 2012 until 2014. Prior to this, he was a

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for the south-west of France.

Early career

* Master's degree in communications * Special adviser to

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(1988–1992) * Chargé d'affaires (1992–1995) * Regional director of a tour operator (1995–1999) * University manager (1999–2001) He played as hooker for the French

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club Castres Olympique.

Political career

Early beginnings

* First federal secretary, Haute-Garonne Socialist Party (1999–2008) * Member of the Socialist Party national bureau (since 2000) * Socialist Party national secretary, with responsibility for globalisation * Member of Castanet-Tolosan Municipal Council, with responsibility for sport (1995–2001)

Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2012

During his time as

, Arif served on the Committee on International Trade. He was also a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and a member of the delegations to the EU-

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Joint Parliamentary Committee, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly. In January 2012, Arif resigned as the European Parliament's

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of the

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agreement in protest to the ACTA agreement.

Junior Minister for Veterans, 2012–2014

On 16 May 2012, Arif was appointed Junior

at the French Ministry of Defence in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault by President François Hollande. On 21 November 2014, Arif resigned due to suspicion on fraud and opening of judicial inquiry.

References

External links

*
European Parliament biography

Declaration of financial interests
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arif, Kader 1959 births People from Algiers Algerian emigrants to France MEPs for South-West France 2009–2014 Living people MEPs for South-West France 2004–2009 Socialist Party (France) MEPs