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Benoît Hamon

1967 - Today

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Benoît Hamon (French: [bənwa amɔ̃]; born 26 June 1967) is a French politician known for his former role within the Socialist Party (PS) and Party of European Socialists (PES) and his political party Génération.s. Hamon joined the Socialist Party in 1988 and by 1993 became the leader of the Young Socialist Movement, serving until 1995. In 2004, Hamon was elected MEP for East of France and during his time as MEP he ran for leadership of the Socialist Party, losing in the first round of the Reims Congress and endorsing the Eurosceptic option in the 2005 European Constitution referendum. In 2012, Hamon was elected to the National Assembly in Yveline's 11th constituency, though he resigned after being appointed as junior minister for the Social Economy at the Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and External Trade by President François Hollande. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Benoît Hamon is the 16,562nd most popular politician (down from 16,258th in 2024), the 5,008th most popular biography from France (down from 4,985th in 2019) and the 898th most popular French Politician.

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Among politicians, Benoît Hamon ranks 16,562 out of 19,576. Before him are Vilson Ahmeti, Tomio Okamura, Rustem Umerov, Thawi Bunyaket, Nadia Calviño, and John Ballance. After him are Isabell Werth, Võ Văn Thưởng, Rafael López Gutiérrez, Cheick Modibo Diarra, Hugh Gaitskell, and Kathy Hochul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Benoît Hamon ranks 324. Before him are Aurelio Voltaire, Laurent Nkunda, Sinan Oğan, Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia, Alfred Jermaniš, and Chad Channing. After him are Akira Kawaguchi, Oleg Tinkov, Yukito Kishiro, Frances O'Connor, Skin, and Uli Kusch.

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In France

Among people born in France, Benoît Hamon ranks 5,008 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Friedel (1921), Alfred Capus (1858), Céline Tran (1979), Sylvie Testud (1971), Samuel Benchetrit (1973), and Jean-Claude Piumi (1940). After him are Cédric Pioline (1969), Franck Dubosc (1963), Numa Andoire (1908), Laure Sainclair (1972), Éric Dupond-Moretti (1961), and Florian Thauvin (1993).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Benoît Hamon ranks 898. Before him are Bruno Gollnisch (1950), Henri Emmanuelli (1945), Christian Poncelet (1928), Patrick Achi (1955), Georges Lacombe (1902), and Sylvie Goulard (1964). After him are Éric Dupond-Moretti (1961), Xavier Darcos (1947), Pierre Joxe (1934), Florence Parly (1963), Nicolas Hulot (1955), and Philippe Douste-Blazy (1953).

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