Patrick Kanner

Patrick Kanner (French pronunciation: [patʁik ka.ne]; born 29 April 1957) is a member of the French Senate. He represents the department of Nord, and is a member of the Socialist Party.[1][2] After the retirement of Didier Guillaume, he was elected president of the Socialist group in the Senate with 47 votes, against Laurence Rossignol with 25 votes, on 23 January 2018.[3]

Patrick Kanner
Patrick Kanner in 2012
Member of the French Senate
for Nord
Assumed office
1 October 2017
President of the Socialist Group in the French Senate
Assumed office
23 January 2018
Preceded byDidier Guillaume
Minister of Urban Affairs, Youth Affairs and Sports
In office
26 August 2014  10 May 2017
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterManuel Valls
Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded byNajat Vallaud-Belkacem
Succeeded byLaura Flessel
President of the General Council of Nord
In office
31 March 2011  22 September 2014
Preceded byBernard Derosier
Succeeded byDidier Manier
Member of the Municipal council of Lille
In office
1989–2014
MayorPierre Mauroy
Martine Aubry
Personal details
Born (1957-04-29) 29 April 1957
Lille, France
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materLille 2 University of Health and Law

References

  1. "Patrick Kanner". Government of France. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. D. Bell; B. Criddle (18 November 2014). Exceptional Socialists: The Case of the French Socialist Party. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-137-31868-8.
  3. Tristan Quinault-Maupoil (23 January 2018). "Patrick Kanner élu président du groupe PS au Sénat". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2018.


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