Jean-Luc Bennahmias (born 2 December 1954) is a French politician.

Political career

Bennahmias was National secretary of the Green Party (1997–2001), Regional councillor (1992–1996) and Chairman of the Green Group on the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council (2004-2010), Member of the European Parliament (2004-2014). He joined in 2007 the

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, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and was also a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education, a substitute for the

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, a member of the delegation for relations with South Africa, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Canada. Bennahmias was the candidate of the

for the municipal elections in Marseille in March 2008. He left the centrist party to create his own centre-left party in 2014.

Professional career

* Advanced Technician's Certificate (1976) * University diploma in training (1984) * Journalist (1974–1994)

Personal life

He is of

Sephardi Jew Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefar ...

descent.

References

External links

European Parliament biography

Declaration of financial interests
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in French) 1954 births Living people Politicians from Paris MEPs for South-East France 2004–2009 MEPs for South-East France 2009–2014 Democratic Movement (France) politicians Democratic Movement (France) MEPs The Greens (France) MEPs 20th-century French Sephardi Jews {{France-politician-MoDem-stub