Noël Mamère

Noël Mamère (born 25 December 1948 in Libourne, Gironde) is a French journalist and politician. He was the mayor of Bègles in Gironde as well as deputy to the French National Assembly for that constituency. He was for several years a member of the party Europe Écologie–The Greens, but left it in late September 2013.

Noël Mamère
Noël Mamère in 2006
Member of the French National Assembly
for Gironde 3rd constituency)
In office
1 June 1997 – 20 June 2017
Preceded byJean-Claude Barran
Succeeded byLoïc Prud'homme
Mayor of Bègles
In office
20 March 1989 – 29 June 2017
Preceded byBernard Moncla
Succeeded byClément Rossignol Puech
Personal details
Born (1948-12-25) 25 December 1948
Libourne, Gironde, France
NationalityFrench
ProfessionJournalist

Biography

Noël Mamère rose to fame in the 1980s as a journalist and anchorman, in particular on Antenne 2.

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.

On 5 June 2004, he stirred up controversy by conducting a marriage ceremony for a male homosexual couple, nine years before same-sex marriage became legal in France.

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 : 1997–2017. Elected in 1997, reelected in 2002, 2007, 2012.

Regional Council

Regional councillor of Aquitaine : 1992-1994 (Resignation) / March 1998 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Bègles : 1989–2017. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008, 2014.

Municipal councillor of Bègles : 1989–2017. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008, 2014.

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.

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