Jacques Bravo (29 December 1943 – 18 December 2019) was a

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politician who was a member of the

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Biography

After he graduated from

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in 1968, Bravo worked for the Minister of National Education. He began his political career in 1983 at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance before being appointed as Financial Director at the

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along with

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and

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. A member of the Socialist Party, he ran for the

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in the

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, which he lost. He was beaten again in 1989 and 1995. He was on the board of directors at

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and was present when

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and

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won the

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. In 1993, he was named Inspector General of Education in

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. Bravo was finally victorious in the 9th arrondissement in 2001. He secured 52% of the vote in the second round, defeating

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, and became President of the Finance Commission. In 2008, he was re-elected with 63% of the vote. In 2004, Bravo he was involved in a protest against the extradition of far-right Italian terrorist Cesare Battisti. With the singer

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and the writer

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, he formed a committee against far-right terrorism. He reported weekly on the judicial review of Battisti's murders. In 2019, Battisti admitted to committing two murders and sponsoring two others. In 2013, Bravo was awarded in the

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as Commander. In the

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, Bravo would not stand for re-election. The Socialist Party candidate, Pauline Véron, lost to Delphine Bürkli. Jacques Bravo died on 18 December 2019 at the age of 75, just 11 days before his 76th birthday.

References

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