Benoît Hamon

About

French politician who initially came to the public's attention as the leader of the Young Socialist Movement. He went on to become a Member of the European Parliament, Minister for the Social Economy and Minister of National Education.

Before Fame

He earned a degree in history from the University of Western Brittany in 1991.

Trivia

He created the Génération.s political party which aims to "refound and gather the left."

Family Life

His mother is a secretary and his father is an engineer. He has been in a civil union with Gabrielle Guallar. They have two daughters.

Associated With

He served in a prominent cabinet position during the reign of Prime Minister Manuel Valls.