Patrick Le Hyaric (born 4 February 1957) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP),[1] elected in the 2009 European election for the Île-de-France constituency. He is the director of the newspaper L'Humanité since 2000, when he replaced Pierre Zarka.

Patrick Le Hyaric
Le Hyaric in 2017
Member of the European Parliament
In office
2009–2019
ConstituencyÎle-de-France
Personal details
Born (1957-02-04) 4 February 1957 (age 67)
Orléans, France
Political partyPCF

Le Hyaric is a member of the executive of the French Communist Party and also the federal secretary of the Communist federation in the Morbihan. In 2004, he led the PCF list in the West constituency. The PCF list obtained 4.1% in the constituency, but no MEPs were elected.[2]

In 2009, he was selected to lead the Left Front list in the Île-de-France constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections. His list won 6.32% of the vote, and he was elected to the European Parliament.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Your MEPs : Patrick LE HYARIC". Europa. European Parliament. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ^ Les nouveaux programmes de la 2ème chaîne | INA (in French), retrieved 2022-09-19
  3. ^ "8ème législature | Patrick LE HYARIC | Députés | Parlement européen". www.europarl.europa.eu (in French). 4 February 1957. Retrieved 2022-09-19.