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Jack Ralite (14 May 1928 – 12 November 2017) was a French politician. He was elected in 1973 to the
Jack Ralite (14 May 1928 – 12 November 2017) was a French politician. He was elected in 1973 to the Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobi ...
constituency for the French Communist Party
The French Communist Party (, , PCF) is a Communism, communist list of political parties in France, party in France. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its Member of the European Parliament, MEPs sit with The Left in the ...
. In 1981 he became Minister for Health and subsequently Minister for Employment (1981–1984).
While serving as Minister for Health, he implemented a new health care policy that included the abolition of private beds in hospitals, reform of medical training, modernisation of facilities, and the election of the heads of medical services by the entire staff, rather than just by doctors, as had previously been the case. As minister, Ralite removed homosexuality from the list of mental disorders.
In 1984 he became Mayor
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of Aubervilliers
Aubervilliers () is a communes of France, commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis departments of France, department, Île-de-France regions of France, region, northeastern suburbs of Paris, France.
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, a post he retained until 2003.
References
1928 births 2017 deaths Politicians of the French Fifth Republic French senators of the Fifth Republic Ministers of health of France French Communist Party politicians Mayors of places in Île-de-France People from Aubervilliers Senators of Seine-Saint-Denis Legion of Honour refusals {{France-politician-PCF-stub