Carl Lang
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Carl Lang is a French politician
and Member of the European Parliament
for the north-west of France
. He was member of the National Front from 1978 to 2008; he is currently president and co-founder of the Party of France
. (Front National and Party of France are both classified by their opponents as far-right party.)
He was a member of the europarliamentary group "Identity Tradition and Sovereignty" (ITS) in the European Parliament
until its dissolving in November 2007. Currently a Non-Inscrits
, he is member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
.
Carl Lang is also a substitute for the Committee on Fisheries
and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
, a member of the delegation for relations with Belarus
, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU
–Romania
Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Ahead of the 2009 European elections
, he announced that he would run a dissident FN list against the official FN list led by Marine Le Pen
in the North-West
constituency.
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 north-west of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He was member of the National Front from 1978 to 2008; he is currently president and co-founder of the Party of France
Party of France
The Party of France is a far-right political party in France. The PDF was founded on February 23, 2009 by National Front MEP Carl Lang. Carl Lang was known for his opposition to Marine Le Pen's possible candidacy to the leadership of the FN upon retirement of its long-time leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen...
. (Front National and Party of France are both classified by their opponents as far-right party.)
He was a member of the europarliamentary group "Identity Tradition and Sovereignty" (ITS) in the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
until its dissolving in November 2007. Currently a Non-Inscrits
Non-Inscrits
Non-Inscrits are Members of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups....
, he is member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs is a committee of the European Parliament.- Chairman :2009 - : -External links:*...
.
Carl Lang is also a substitute for the Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Fisheries
The Committee on Fisheries is a committee of the European Parliament. is the Chairman.-Members 2009 -:-Members 2004-2009:-External links:* *...
and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is a committee of the European Parliament. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology, and telecommunications. It also coordinates European space policy, and as such, has ties...
, a member of the delegation for relations with Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, and a substitute for 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.
Ahead of the 2009 European elections
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 announced that he would run a dissident FN list against the official FN list led by Marine Le Pen
Marine Le Pen
Marine Le Pen is a French politician, a lawyer by profession and the president of the Front National since 16 January 2011...
in the North-West
North-West France (European Parliament constituency)
In European elections, North-West France is a constituency of the European Parliament. It consists of the regions of Basse-Normandie, Haute-Normandie, Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardie-2009:-2004:...
constituency.
Career
- State diploma as a masseur-physiotherapist (1980)
- Secretary-General of the National Front (1988–1995, 1998–2006)
- Member of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regional Council (since 1992)
- Member of the European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
(since 1994)