Vitry-le-François
Vitry-le-François () is a Communes of France, commune in the Marne (department), Marne Departments of France, department in northeastern France. It is located on the river Marne (river), Marne and is the western terminus of the Marne–Rhine Ca ...
) is a
French politician
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who served as a
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
France
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. He is a member of the
Movement for France
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, which is part of the
Independence and Democracy
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group, and sat on the
European Parliament
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's
Committee on Transport and Tourism
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.
He was also a substitute for the
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Yemen
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, for relations with the
Mashreq
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* University teaching qualification in economics and management (1984)
* Visiting lecturer at the Franco-Czech Management Institute in
Prague
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(1993)
* Visiting lecturer at
Bucharest
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(1995)
* Visiting lecturer at the
University of Georgia
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(United States) (1997)
* Visiting lecturer at the
University of Minnesota
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(1991, 1994, 2000)
* Visiting lecturer at the
Beirut
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College of Commerce (2004)
* Examiner at the Institute for Advanced Studies in National Defence
* Lecturer at
Jean Moulin
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University,
Lyon
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* Administrator, Interregional and Technical Union of Students' Mutual Associations
* MPF regional officer (1994–2002)
* RPF departmental secretary for
Rhône
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(2000)
* MPF regional coordinator for the
Rhône-Alpes
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region
* Member of Rhône-Alpes Regional Council (1998–2004)
* Chairman of the Transport Committee of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council (1998–1999)
* Member of the TRANSALP public interest group
* Cofounder of the movement 'Combat pour les valeurs' (Combat for Values)
* Le Budgétaire, First, 1989 (collective work)
* ''Encyclopédie de l'économie et de la gestion'', Hachette, 1991 (collective work)
*
Knight
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of the ''Ordre des
Palmes académiques Palmes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Sir Brian Palmes, English landowner and politician
* Sir Guy Palmes, English politician
* Brian Palmes MP
* Lieutenant General Francis Palmes
* Major Billie Palmes
* Captain Laurence P ...
French
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Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
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