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Hamon announced his intention to seek the French presidency in August 2016. Critical of the [[social-liberal]] politics conducted by the French president [[François Hollande]] and the Prime Minister [[Manuel Valls]], he is representating the [[left-wing]] and [[green politics|politically green]] side of the Socialist Party during this primary.<ref> https://www.benoithamon2017.fr/thematique/pour-un-progres-social-et-ecologique/#ecologie </ref>
Hamon announced his intention to seek the French presidency in August 2016. Critical of the [[social-liberal]] politics conducted by the French president [[François Hollande]] and the Prime Minister [[Manuel Valls]], he is representating the [[left-wing]] and [[green politics|politically green]] side of the Socialist Party during this primary.<ref> https://www.benoithamon2017.fr/thematique/pour-un-progres-social-et-ecologique/#ecologie </ref>


He also wants to rethink the society and its relation with work by giving a [[basic income]] for all French citizens, agrees to have a better share of the [[working time]] (35 hours per week and less if a worker wants in exchange of a state compensation) and supports the [[legalization of cannabis]] and [[euthanasia]]. He is also arguing for huge investments in renewable energy (50% of the French energy should be renewable by 2025) and wants to protect the "common goods" (water, air, biodiversity) in the Constitution. <ref> https://www.benoithamon2017.fr/thematique/pour-un-progres-social-et-ecologique/</ref> <ref>http://www.ouest-france.fr/politique/benoit-hamon/benoit-hamon-veut-legaliser-le-cannabis-vraie-gangrene-des-quartiers-4549605</ref> Hamon became also very critical of the [[neoliberal]] "myth of the infinite economic growth destroying the planet", arguing that it became a "quasi-religion" among politicians. <ref>http://www.lepoint.fr/video/benoit-hamon-la-croissance-est-devenue-une-quasi-religion-09-12-2016-2089119_738.php</ref>
He also wants to rethink the society and its relation with work by giving a [[basic income]] for all French citizens, agrees to have a better share of the [[working time]] (35 hours per week and less if a worker wants in exchange of a state compensation) and supports the [[legalization of cannabis]] and [[euthanasia]]. He is also arguing for huge investments in renewable energy (50% of the French energy should be renewable by 2025) and wants to protect the "common goods" (water, air, biodiversity) in the Constitution. <ref> https://www.benoithamon2017.fr/thematique/pour-un-progres-social-et-ecologique/</ref> <ref>http://www.ouest-france.fr/politique/benoit-hamon/benoit-hamon-veut-legaliser-le-cannabis-vraie-gangrene-des-quartiers-4549605</ref> Hamon became also very critical of the [[neoliberal]] "myth of the infinite [[economic growth]] [[planetary boundaries|destroying the planet]", arguing that it became a "quasi-religion" among politicians. <ref>http://www.lepoint.fr/video/benoit-hamon-la-croissance-est-devenue-une-quasi-religion-09-12-2016-2089119_738.php</ref>


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==References==

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Benoît Hamon
File:7767944275 benoit-hamon.jpg
Hamon in 2014.
Member of the French National Assembly for Yvelines
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 June 2012
Minister of National Education
In office
2 April 2014 – 25 August 2014
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterManuel Valls
Preceded byVincent Peillon
Succeeded byNajat Vallaud-Belkacem
Junior Minister for the Social Economy
In office
16 May 2012 – 31 March 2014
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Prime MinisterJean-Marc Ayrault
Member of the European Parliament
In office
2004–2009
Personal details
Born (1967-06-26) 26 June 1967 (age 57)
Saint-Renan, Finistère
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Western Brittany[1]
Websitebenoithamon.fr

Benoît Hamon (French: [bə.nwa a.mɔ̃]; born 26 June 1967) is a French politician and a member of both the Socialist Party (“PS”), and the Party of European Socialists.

He was the Minister of National Education from 2 April 2014 until 25 August 2014, resigning as a result of President Francois Hollande's abandonment of a socialist agenda.[2] He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of France from 2004 to 2009. He was national secretary for Europe and PS spokesperson. He was also the leader of the left-wing of the PS during the 2008 Reims Congress and its candidate for the First Secretaryship. On 16 May 2012, he was appointed Junior Minister for the Social Economy at the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and External Trade by President François Hollande.

He is a candidate for the 2017 French Presidential Election (see French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2017).

2008 Reims Congress

After the candidacy for the First Secretary of the PS became a contest between Ségolène Royal and Martine Aubry, Hamon urged his supporters to vote for Aubry, who secured a narrow, contested majority.[3]

Presidential candidate

Hamon announced his intention to seek the French presidency in August 2016. Critical of the social-liberal politics conducted by the French president François Hollande and the Prime Minister Manuel Valls, he is representating the left-wing and politically green side of the Socialist Party during this primary.[4]

He also wants to rethink the society and its relation with work by giving a basic income for all French citizens, agrees to have a better share of the working time (35 hours per week and less if a worker wants in exchange of a state compensation) and supports the legalization of cannabis and euthanasia. He is also arguing for huge investments in renewable energy (50% of the French energy should be renewable by 2025) and wants to protect the "common goods" (water, air, biodiversity) in the Constitution. [5] [6] Hamon became also very critical of the neoliberal "myth of the infinite economic growth [[planetary boundaries|destroying the planet]", arguing that it became a "quasi-religion" among politicians. [7]

References

  1. ^ Revol, Michel (9 August 2007). "Le frondeur du PS". Le Point (in French). Paris. ISSN 0242-6005. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Avec le PS, c'est autre chose. D'abord, la rencontre est fortuite. En 1986, la loi Devaquet sur l'université enflamme les amphis. Etudiant en sciences éco puis en histoire à Brest, Benoît Hamon fait partie des frondeurs. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-hamon-idUSKCN10R282
  3. ^ Davies, Lizzy (22 November 2008). "French Socialists in disarray after bitter leadership battle". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ https://www.benoithamon2017.fr/thematique/pour-un-progres-social-et-ecologique/#ecologie
  5. ^ https://www.benoithamon2017.fr/thematique/pour-un-progres-social-et-ecologique/
  6. ^ http://www.ouest-france.fr/politique/benoit-hamon/benoit-hamon-veut-legaliser-le-cannabis-vraie-gangrene-des-quartiers-4549605
  7. ^ http://www.lepoint.fr/video/benoit-hamon-la-croissance-est-devenue-une-quasi-religion-09-12-2016-2089119_738.php

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