Gérard Le Cam

Gérard Le Cam (born 24 February 1954, in Côtes-d'Armor) is a former member of the Senate of France, who represented the Côtes-d'Armor department from 1998 to 2014. He is a member of the Communist, Republican, and Citizen Group.

Biography

The son of farmers,[1] he enrolled at the École normale d'instituteurs (teacher training college) in Saint-Brieuc and became a technology teacher in Plénée-Jugon[2] in 1981. Elected deputy mayor of the town in 1983, he became vice-president of the Arguenon-Hunaudaye Community of Municipalities in 1995.

On September 27, 1998, he was elected senator for the Côtes-d'Armor department. He became mayor of Plénée-Jugon following the municipal elections in March 2008, was re-elected to the Senate on September 21, 2008,[3] and is vice-chair of the Economic Affairs Committee.

After considering presenting his list in the September 2014 senatorial elections, while affirming his party's "willingness to support the emergence of a broad coalition on the left ,"[4] he withdrew in favor of a socialist-communist coalition list with a second place reserved for one of his party members, Christine Prunaud, as he had wished.[5]

He also sits on the committee, the federal bureau, and the national environment commission of the French Communist Party.

Gérard Le Cam is married and has two children.

References

  1. ^ Roselyne Veissid. "Côtes-d'Armor : des remous au PS pour les sénatoriales". letelegramme.fr.
  2. ^ "Gérard Le Cam (PCF)". letelegramme.fr.
  3. ^ "Côtes d'Armor: la gauche conserve ses trois sièges dès le premier tour". ladepeche.fr.
  4. ^ "Sénatoriales. Gérard Le Cam présente sa liste". letelegramme.fr.
  5. ^ "Sénatoriales. L'ultime appel à l'union de Gérard Le Cam". letelegramme.fr.
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