Alain Vivien
French politician
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| Intro | French politician | |
| Places | France | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 20 August 1938, Melun, France | |
| Age | 86 years | |
| Star sign | Leo | |
| Politics: | Socialist Party |
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Biography
Alain Vivien (born August 20, 1938 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne) is a French Socialist Party (PS) politician, best known for chairing (from 1998 to 2002) the French Mission Interministérielle pour la Lutte contre les Sectes, MILS, a ministerial organism designed to observe the activities of various religious organizations defined as "Sectes" (cults).
Early career
He was mayor of Combs-la-Ville in 1977-1983 and 1989-1992. In 1983 he was elected to the French National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne as a PS candidate. The author of a report on cults requested by Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy in 1982, he was Secretary of State under Édith Cresson in 1991-1992 From 1997 to 1998 he was president of the Centre contre les manipulations mentales
Awards
- Leipzig Human Rights Award, May 11, 2002