Noël Mamère is a French

France

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 singer, cyclist and politician

Politician

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.

He rose to fame in the 1980s as a TV entertainer, in particular on Antenne 2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37h-5S1DNnk&feature=player_embedded.

In 1992, he became president of Brice Lalonde

Brice Lalonde

Brice Lalonde is a former green party leader in France, who ran for President of France in the Presidential elections, 1981. In 1988 he was named Minister of the Environment, and in 1990 founded the green party Ecology Generation...

'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

French presidential election, 2002

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, he was presidential candidate and garnered 5.25% of the votes. He is the mayor of Bègles

Bègles

Bègles is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south.-Population:-Personalities:Bègles was the birthplace of:* Sandrine Cantoreggi , violinist...

 in Gironde

Gironde

For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...

 as well as deputy

Chamber of Deputies

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 to the French National Assembly

French National Assembly

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 for that constituency.

On 5 June 2004 he stirred up controversy by conducting a marriage ceremony for a male homosexual couple (see same-sex marriage in France

Same-sex marriage in France

Same-sex marriage cannot legally be performed in France, though some foreign same-sex marriages are recognized and the PACS, which confers some of the same rights and responsibilities as marriage, is available to same-sex couples....

).

Artistic career

Noël Mamère has achieved lasting fame as a composer and interpreter in particular with Les Enfants de Par Là.

Cycling activities

Noël Mamère has also become famous as a result of his cycling endeavours Noël Mamère et son vélo.

Political career

Electoral mandates

European Parliament

Member of European Parliament

European Parliament

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 : 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

Gironde

For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...

 : Since 1997. Elected in 1997, reelected in 2002, 2007.

Regional Council

Regional councillor of Aquitaine

Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...

 : 1992-1994 (Resignation) / March 1998 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Bègles

Bègles

Bègles is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south.-Population:-Personalities:Bègles was the birthplace of:* Sandrine Cantoreggi , violinist...

 : Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.

Municipal councillor of Bègles

Bègles

Bègles is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south.-Population:-Personalities:Bègles was the birthplace of:* Sandrine Cantoreggi , violinist...

 : Since 1989. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008.

Urban community Council

Vice-president of the Urban Community of Bordeaux

Urban Community of Bordeaux

The Urban Community of Bordeaux , also known by its French initials CUB, is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Bordeaux and some of its suburbs....

 : 1989–2001. Reelected in 1995.

Member of the Urban Community of Bordeaux

Urban Community of Bordeaux

The Urban Community of Bordeaux , also known by its French initials CUB, is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Bordeaux and some of its suburbs....

 : 1989–2001. Reelected in 1995.

External links

Official website