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Kader Arif (; born 3 July 1959 in Algiers) is a
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of the French
Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...
(PS) who served as Junior Minister for Veterans to the French
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Jean-Yves Le Drian Jean-Yves Le Drian (; born 30 June 1947) is a French politician who served as Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs in the governments of Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex (2017–2022) and as Minister of Defence under Preside ...
 from 2012 until 2014. Prior to this, he was a
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for the
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of France.


Early career

* Master's degree in communications * Special adviser to
Lionel Jospin Lionel Robert Jospin (; born 12 July 1937) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002. Jospin was First Secretary of the French Socialist Party, First Secretary of the Socialist Party from 1995 to 1997 and th ...
(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
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.


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
Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
, Arif served on the
Committee on International Trade The Committee on International Trade (INTA) is a committee of the European Parliament. Its current chair, elected on 10 July 2019, is Bernd Lange.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and a member of the delegations to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and the
Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly The Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PAUfM), previously known as the ''Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly'' (''EMPA''), established in Naples on 3 December 2003 by decision of the Ministerial Conference of the ...
. In the Socialist Party's 2011 primaries, Arif endorsed
François Hollande François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (; born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (France), First Secretary of th ...
as the party's candidate for the
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. In January 2012, Arif resigned as the European Parliament's
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of the
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agreement in protest against the ACTA agreement.


Junior Minister for Veterans, 2012–2014

On 16 May 2012, Arif was appointed Junior Minister for Veterans at the French
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in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault by President
François Hollande François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (; born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (France), First Secretary of th ...
. On 21 November 2014, Arif resigned due to suspicion on fraud and opening of judicial inquiry.


Political positions

In the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Arif supported
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as the party's candidate for the
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later that year. Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2018 convention in Aubervilliers, Arif publicly endorsed
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as candidate for the party's leadership.Pierre Lepelletier (7 March 2018)
Congrès du PS : qui soutient qui ?
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''.


See also

* European Parliament election, 2004 * Members of the European Parliament for France 2009–2014


References


External links

*
European Parliament biography

Declaration of financial interests
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arif, Kader 1959 births Politicians 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