Jean Le Garrec died on Sunday February 19, at the age of 92. The Socialists hail a “man of values” with “tremendous political contributions”.
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Ihe Socialist Party is in mourning this Sunday, February 19. Former minister and ex-socialist deputy Jean Le Garrec died at the age of 92. Jean Le Garrec successively occupied several posts of Secretary of State and one of minister, within the governments of Pierre Mauroy and Laurent Fabius, between 1981 and 1986. The PS du Nord federation salutes a “man of values” with “contributions immense policies,” in a statement.
Jean Le Garrec was in particular responsible for implementing the nationalization policy following the victory of François Mitterrand, but also for planning, employment and even the civil service. He was also regional councilor for Nord-Pas-de-Calais and deputy for the Nord from 1981 to 1993 in Cambraisis, then from 1997 to 2007 on the Littoral, serving as chairman of the Finance and Cultural and Family Affairs Committee. and social affairs in the National Assembly.
“A man of values”
“We are losing a man of values whose political contributions are immense. In the North, he worked tirelessly for the industrial restructuring of the territory and the protection of workers, in particular steelworkers, ”said in this press release the first federal secretary of the North, Sarah Kerrich. “One of his last commitments as an MP was to help victims of asbestos. Its role was decisive in the evolution of the status of contaminated employees, ”she adds.
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“So many memories and struggles shared with Jean, for whom I had immense affection. Very sad day, ”also regretted the PS mayor of Lille Martine Aubry on Twitter. “Tribute to Jean Le Garrec. MP, minister… but always with the left as a compass. That of the workers he tirelessly defended. In their rights and their dignity”, still greeted, on Twitter, the PS deputy of Essonne Jérome Guedj.