Jean-Marie Cavada
Encyclopedia
Jean-Marie Cavada is a French politician
and Member of the European Parliament
for the Ile de France
.
He was a member of the former Union for French Democracy
, which was part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
, and as a deputy for the south-west of France
, he chairs the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and a member of the delegation to the EU
–Romania
Joint Parliamentary Committee, from 2004 to 2009.
After the creation of the MoDem
as a replacement of the Union for French Democracy, he created his own party Civic Alliance for Democracy in Europe
. For the 2009 European Parliament election
, he was the third member of the list of the presidential majority (UMP
/NC
/LGM
), under the New Centre label. He is one of the vice-chairman of the group of the European People's Party.
Politics of France
France is a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, in which the President of France is head of state and the Prime Minister of France is the head of government, and there is a pluriform, multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is...
and Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the Ile de France
European Parliament election, 2009 (France)
European elections to elect 72 French Members of the European Parliament were held on Sunday 7 June 2009.Due to the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007, the number of seats allocated to France was revised from 78 seats to 72 seats, a loss of 6 seats...
.
He was a member of the former Union for French Democracy
Union for French Democracy
The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's...
, which was part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is a transnational alliance between two European political parties: the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and the European Democratic Party. It has political groups in the European Parliament, the EU Committee of the Regions, the...
, and as a deputy for the south-west of France
France
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, he chairs the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and a member of the delegation to the EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
–Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
Joint Parliamentary Committee, from 2004 to 2009.
After the creation of the MoDem
Democratic Movement (France)
The Democratic Movement , MoDem) is a centrist, social liberal and pro-European French political party that was founded by centrist politician François Bayrou to succeed his Union for French Democracy and to contest the 2007 legislative election, after his strong showing in the 2007 presidential...
as a replacement of the Union for French Democracy, he created his own party Civic Alliance for Democracy in Europe
Civic Alliance for Democracy in Europe
The Civic Alliance for Democracy in Europe is a liberal political party in France.It was launched in January 2008 by Jean-Marie Cavada, Claire Gibault and Janelly Fourtou, three MEPs elected for Union for French Democracy...
. For the 2009 European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 2009 (France)
European elections to elect 72 French Members of the European Parliament were held on Sunday 7 June 2009.Due to the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007, the number of seats allocated to France was revised from 78 seats to 72 seats, a loss of 6 seats...
, he was the third member of the list of the presidential majority (UMP
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
/NC
New Centre
New Centre , also known as the European Social Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in France, formed by the members of the Union for French Democracy – including a majority of former parliamentarians – who did not agree with François Bayrou's...
/LGM
Modern Left
The Modern Left , is a French centrist political party founded in 2007.The party was founded following the nomination of the former Socialist Senator and Mayor of Mulhouse, Jean-Marie Bockel to the François Fillon government in May 2007...
), under the New Centre label. He is one of the vice-chairman of the group of the European People's Party.
Career
- University studies (1962)
- Journalist
- director for information with television companies (France 2, France 3, TF1) (1974–1982)
- Producer of information programmes (1987–1999)
- Chief executive officer of FR5 (education channel) (1994–1997)
- Chief executive officer of Radio France overseas (RFO) (1997–1998)
- Chief executive officer of the Radio France group (1998–2004)
- Administrator of the ENA (National College of Administration) (1993–1995)
- Member of the National Committee on Ethics (1993–1995)
- Administrator of ARTE France's Monitoring Council (1998–2004)
- Administrator, the French Press Agency (1998–2001)
- Administrator of the Châtelet National Theatre (1998–2004)
- KnightKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
of the National Order of Merit - KnightKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
of the Legion of Honour - Doctor honoris causa, Catholic University of LouvainUniversité catholique de LouvainThe Université catholique de Louvain, sometimes known, especially in Belgium, as UCL, is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-la-Neuve and in Brussels...
External links
- Biography (in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
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