Francis Wurtz

Francis Wurtz during a rally for the 2009' European Parliament elections in France, 8 March 2009

Francis Wurtz (born 3 January 1948 in Strasbourg) was a French Member of the European Parliament from 1979 until 2009. Elected in the Île-de-France constituency on the French Communist Party (PCF) ticket, he sits with the European United Left - Nordic Green Left group, and is its current President. He was nominated by EUL/NGL as their candidate for President of the European Parliament in the 2004 election. He received 51 votes.

A university graduate in literature (philosophy), he worked for a time as a State school teacher. He has been a member of the central committee of the PCF since 1979.

External links

Francis Wurtz' website

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Party of the European Left

European Parliament group: European United Left - Nordic Green Left

Parties

Member parties	KPÖ KP PC ПКБ/PKB BL/БЛ SDS Ø EÜV SKP Vas. PCF PG GU Die Linke Syriza/ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Munkáspárt 2006 PRC Déi Lénk/La Gauche/Die Linke B.E. PCRM PAS RCS ZL IU PCE EUiA PdA/PST-POP/PC/PSL ÖDP

Observer parties	UAG AKEL/ΑΚΕΛ KSČM DKP PdCI YKP BKP MS KSS

Former members	Munkáspárt

Party Presidents

European Parliament
Group Presidents

Heads of government
at the Council of the European Union

Alexis Tsipras (Greece)
see European Council

Other Prominent Figures

See Also

Eurofoundation: Transform Europe

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