Pierre Bernard (politician)
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Pierre Bernard is a French politician, mayor of Montfeirmeil (various rights - divers droite) from March 1983 to June 2002 and counsellor in the canton de Montfermeil from 1992 to 1998. He replaced Eric Raoult
, who had been nominated as minister, as a deputy of Seine-Saint-Denis
from 1995 to 1997.
Pierre Bernard is the founder of the far-right NGO France Debout, which he presided until 2004. He recently joined the Centre Charlier, headed by the former National Front MEP
Bernard Antony and president of AGRIF.
In 1988, Pierre Bernard prohibited the registering of the children of immigrants to kindergarten and to school meals, leading twice to a condemnation for racial discrimination in 1988 and 1991. He took as lawyer Jacques Trémollet de Villers
, president of La Cité Catholique fundamentalist group. He was again condemned for hate speech in 2002 in virtue of the Gayssot Act, and relaxed in September 2005 for another racial discrimination charge. He was also scolded by the CNIL
on charges of informatic racial profiling
. Bernard assisted in 1996 to the funerals of the war criminal and Collaborationist Paul Touvier
. He also regularly collaborates with Tribune nationaliste, the mouthpiece of the Neo-Nazi group Parti nationaliste français et européen (PNFE).
He was given the rank of knight of the Légion d'honneur
in the beginning of 2006 on proposal of the current French President Nicolas Sarkozy
.
Éric Raoult
Éric Raoult is a French right-wing politician, currently affiliated to the Union for a Popular Movement.- Political career :...
, who had been nominated as minister, as a deputy of Seine-Saint-Denis
Seine-Saint-Denis
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from 1995 to 1997.
Pierre Bernard is the founder of the far-right NGO France Debout, which he presided until 2004. He recently joined the Centre Charlier, headed by the former National Front MEP
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,...
Bernard Antony and president of AGRIF.
In 1988, Pierre Bernard prohibited the registering of the children of immigrants to kindergarten and to school meals, leading twice to a condemnation for racial discrimination in 1988 and 1991. He took as lawyer Jacques Trémollet de Villers
Jacques Trémollet de Villers
Jacques Trémolet de Villers is a French writer, lawyer, president of the Catholic fundamentalist group La Cité Catholique since the 1980s and monarchist activist in the Restauration nationale movement....
, president of La Cité Catholique fundamentalist group. He was again condemned for hate speech in 2002 in virtue of the Gayssot Act, and relaxed in September 2005 for another racial discrimination charge. He was also scolded by the CNIL
CNIL
The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés or CNIL is an independent French administrative authority whose mission is to ensure that data privacy law is applied to the collection, storage, and use of personal data. Its existence was established by French , concerning computers,...
on charges of informatic racial profiling
Racial profiling
Racial profiling refers to the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity by law enforcement personnel as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement...
. Bernard assisted in 1996 to the funerals of the war criminal and Collaborationist Paul Touvier
Paul Touvier
Paul Touvier was a French Nazi collaborator. In 1994, he was the first Frenchman convicted of crimes against humanity for his actions in Vichy France.- Early life :...
. He also regularly collaborates with Tribune nationaliste, the mouthpiece of the Neo-Nazi group Parti nationaliste français et européen (PNFE).
He was given the rank of knight of the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
in the beginning of 2006 on proposal of the current French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
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