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Benoît Hamon is a French politician born on June 26, 1967, in Saint-Renan. He is a member of the Socialist Party and Génération.s. Hamon has served as a member of the French National Assembly and the European Parliament, with work locations including Strasbourg and Brussels. He is a graduate of the Université de Bretagne Occidentale and speaks French as his native language.
Hamon has been a candidate in the 2017 French presidential election, the 2017 French Socialist Party presidential primary, and the 2019 European Parliament election in France. He is the author of five works, including *La politique est à nous*, *Pour la génération qui vient*, and *Au coeur de la gauche*. His social media presence includes 833,868 followers.
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Saint-Renan, Finistère, France
Benoît Hamon (born 26 June 1967) is a French politician known for his former role within the Socialist Party (PS) and Party of European Socialists (PES) and his political party Génération.s. Hamon joined the Socialist Party in 1988 and by 1993 became the leader of the Young Socialist Movement, serving until 1995. In 2004, Hamon was elected MEP for East of France and during his time as MEP he ran…
Known for
- Sauvons les meubles — Self2025
- C ce soir, le débat — Self - Guest2021
- Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi — Self (archive footage)2020
- L'Insoumis — Self2018
- Les enfants terribles de la gauche2017
- Face the Classroom — Self - Guest2017
- Télématin — Self1985
- Benoît Hamon, fractures de campagne — Self
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Manuel Valls
- Preceded by
- Vincent Peillon
- Succeeded by
- Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
- Born
- ( 1967-06-26 ) 26 June 1967 (age 58) , Saint-Renan , Finistère , France
- Party
- Génération.s (2017–present)
- Other political affiliations
- Socialist Party (1986–2017)
- Alma mater
- University of Western Brittany
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint-Renan
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale
- Political party
- Génération.s
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Image
- Benoit Hamon 280816.jpg
- Work location
- Brussels
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- Commons category
- Benoît Hamon
- date of birth
- 1967-06-26
- name in native language
- Benoît Hamon
- candidacy in election
- 2017 French Socialist Party presidential primary
- social media followers
- 833350
- P10632
- Benoît Hamon
- nickname
- petit Benoît
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Encyclopedic overview
Benoît Hamon ( French: [bənwa amɔ̃]; born 26 June 1967) is a French politician known for his former role within the Socialist Party (PS) and Party of European Socialists (PES) and his political party Génération.s.
Hamon joined the Socialist Party in 1988 and by 1993 became the leader of the Young Socialist Movement, serving until 1995. In 2004, Hamon was elected MEP for East of France and during his time as MEP he ran for leadership of the Socialist Party, losing in the first round of the Reims Congress and endorsing the Eurosceptic option in the 2005 European Constitution referendum.
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