Pierre Ceyrac
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Front National
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Party first as a Deputy (1986) to the National Assembly of France, and then (1988) as a Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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Ceyrac was a nephew of the beloved and renowned Jesuit Pierre Ceyrac as well as the nephew of Francois Ceyrac, former president of the CNPF (National Centre of French Employers). He had known Le Pen since at least 1970, when he joined the FN. He was subsequently in charge of Le Pen's presidential campaigns, and was departmental Secretary of the Front National for the north of France based at Roubaix
Roubaix
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On 12 October 1989, the British Western Goals Institute
Western Goals Institute
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hosted a controversial fringe meeting at the Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
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Conference in Blackpool
Blackpool
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, at which Ceyrac, as a Front National Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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, was the Guest Speaker.
Ceyrac describes himself as "a militant Christian, as well as, I believe, the majority of my colleagues in the French National Assembly."
On other fronts Ceyrac was involved in several cancer charities, stating "I currently deal with the problem which concerns every Frenchman, the problem of cancer. I am currently dedicated to methods of prevention of cancer. I believe that that touches practically all the French....... we must promote the prevention of the cancer by every possible method."
Pierre Ceyrac left politics and the Front National
Front National
Front National can mean:* Front National , a French political party* Front National , a World War II French Resistance group* Front National , a Belgian political party...
in 1994, (Le Figaro
Le Figaro
Le Figaro is a French daily newspaper founded in 1826 and published in Paris. It is one of three French newspapers of record, with Le Monde and Libération, and is the oldest newspaper in France. It is also the second-largest national newspaper in France after Le Parisien and before Le Monde, but...
, 14/02/94).
Sources
- Front National literature.
- Interview in Le MondeLe MondeLe Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
5 June 1987.