Harlem Désir is a French

France

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 politician and Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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 for the Île-de-France

Île-de-France (région)

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 since 1999. He is a member of the Socialist Party

Socialist Party (France)

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, part of the Party of European Socialists

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Harlem Désir is member of the Capital Tax, Fiscal Systems and Globalisation Intergroup of the European Parliament

European Parliament

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, to whom was presented Denis Robert

Denis Robert

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 and Ernest Backes's book, Revelation$, in March 2001 http://tobintaxcall.free.fr/Newsletter_4_EN.pdf.

He was the first president of the French anti-racist organisation SOS Racisme

SOS Racisme

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 between 1984 and 1992.

On 30th June 2011, he was appointed Delegate First secretary of the Socialist Party (France)

Socialist Party (France)

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 during the candidature of Martine Aubry

Martine Aubry

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 for the Socialist Party primary

French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2011

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, who started her campaign for presidential election of 2012 on 28th June 2011.

See also

• Clearstream scandal