- Noël Mamère
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Noël Mamère Noël Mamère at Paris 2 January 2006 Member of the French National Assembly
for Gironde 3rd constituency)Incumbent Assumed office
1 June 1997Mayor of Bègles Incumbent Assumed office
20 March 1989Preceded by Bernard Moncla Personal details Born 25 December 1948
Libourne, GirondeNationality French Political party French Green Party Profession Journalist Noël Mamère (born 25 December 1948 in Libourne, Gironde) is a French singer, cyclist and politician.
He rose to fame in the 1980s as a TV entertainer, in particular on Antenne 2[1].
In 1992, he became president of Brice Lalonde's Ecology Generation party, from which he was expelled in 1994. He then founded "Ecology-Solidarity Convergences", of which he was president, before joining Les Verts in 1998.
In 2002, he was presidential candidate and garnered 5.25% of the votes. He is the mayor of Bègles in Gironde as well as deputy to the French National Assembly for that constituency.
On 5 June 2004 he stirred up controversy by conducting a marriage ceremony for a male homosexual couple (see same-sex marriage in France).
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Artistic career
Noël Mamère has achieved lasting fame as a composer and interpreter in particular with Les Enfants de Par Là.
Cycling activities
Noël Mamère has also become famous as a result of his cycling endeavours Noël Mamère et son vélo.
Political career
Electoral mandates
European Parliament
Member of European Parliament : 1994–1997 (Resignation, elected in the National Assembly of France). Elected in 1994.
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Gironde : Since 1997. Elected in 1997, reelected in 2002, 2007.
Regional Council
Regional councillor of Aquitaine : 1992-1994 (Resignation) / March 1998 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Bègles : Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Municipal councillor of Bègles : Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.
Urban community Council
Vice-president of the Urban Community of Bordeaux : 1989–2001. Reelected in 1995.
Member of the Urban Community of Bordeaux : 1989–2001. Reelected in 1995.
External links
- (French) Official website
Deputies of Gironde Chantal Bourragué · Michèle Delaunay · Noël Mamère · Conchita Lacuey · Pascale Got · Michel Sainte-Marie · Alain Rousset · François Deluga · Martine Faure · Jean-Paul Garraud · Philippe Plisson
Categories:- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Libourne
- Ecology Generation politicians
- The Greens (France) politicians
- French lawyers
- French television journalists
- LGBT rights activists from France
- Mayors of Bègles
- French mayor stubs
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