Jean-Claude Fruteau

French politician (1947–2022)

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Jean-Claude Fruteau

Member of the National Assembly for Réunion's 5th constituency
In office 20 June 2007 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Bertho Audifax
Succeeded by	Jean-Hugues Ratenon
Mayor of Saint-Benoît, Réunion
In office 9 March 2008 – 28 April 2022
Preceded by	Bertho Audifax
Member of the European Parliament for Réunion
In office 20 July 1999 – 25 June 2007
Succeeded by	Catherine Néris (PES)

Personal details
Born	(1947-06-06)6 June 1947 Saint-Benoît, Réunion, France
Died	28 April 2022(2022-04-28) (aged 74) Saint-Benoît, Réunion, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Profession	Teacher

Jean-Claude Fruteau (6 June 1947 – 28 April 2022)^[1] was a French politician and a Member of the European Parliament for France's "outre mer" from 1999 to 2007. He was a member of the Socialist Party, which was part of the Party of European Socialists, and was vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

He was also a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and a substitute for the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

Career

Highest postgraduate teaching qualification in language and literature (CAPES) (1972)
Teacher in higher education, with the highest postgraduate teaching qualification
First federal secretary, Réunion Socialist Party (1981–2000)
Mayor of Saint-Benoît (Réunion) (1983–1999)
Member of the Réunion Departmental Council (since 1982)
Member of the European Parliament (1999–2007)
Member of the French Parliament (2007–2017)

References

^ Figure de la politique locale, Jean-Claude Fruteau, ancien maire de Saint-Benoît est décédé (in French) La Première

External links

Official website (in French)
European Parliament biography^{[permanent dead link]}
Declaration of financial interests^{[permanent dead link]} (in French; PDF file)