Francis Wurtz
French politician French MEP
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| Intro | French politician French MEP | |
| Places | France | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 3 January 1948, Strasbourg, Unterelsaß, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire | |
| Age | 77 years | |
| Politics: | French Communist Party |
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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 sat with the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group, and was its President. He was nominated by GUE/NGL as their candidate for President of the European Parliament in the 2004 election, where 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.