Bruno Gollnisch
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Prof. Bruno Gollnisch MEP |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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Assumed office 15 July 1989 |
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France (1989-2004) East France (since 2004) |
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Regional councillor for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
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Assumed office 16 March 1986 |
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| Member of the French National Assembly for Rhône (department) |
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In office 16 March 1986 – 14 May 1988 |
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Municipal Councillor for the 8th arrondissement of Lyon |
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In office 18 June 1995 – 30 March 2014 |
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28 January 1950 Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| Nationality | France |
| Political party | National Front |
| Spouse(s) | Setsuko Takeuchi |
| Children | 3 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Bruno Gollnisch (born 28 January 1950 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French academic and politician, a member of the National Front (FN) far-right party, and a member of the European Parliament. He was chairman of the European Parliamentary group 'Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty' in 2007, which was dissolved in November 2007 following the defection of the Greater Romania Party. He is therefore a Non-Inscrit. Gollnisch has also been the executive vice-president of the FN since 2007. He is a councillor of the Rhône-Alpes région of France. Because of his public comments, and his position in the National Front he is a controversial figure in France.
Bruno Gollnisch studied law, political science and far-eastern languages with the view to becoming a diplomat. He met Jean-Marie Le Pen while studying at Nanterre university. He also became a reserve officer in the French Navy.
In 1971-1973 he was granted degrees in Japanese and Malaysian-Indonesian by the INALCO. In 1973, he was awarded a degree in political sciences at Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). He did a masters (DEA) in public law in 1973. In 1974, he began doctoral studies in Law at Kyoto University (Japan). In 1978, he obtained a doctorate in law at Panthéon-Assas University. Since 1980, he has been an attorney at the bar of Paris.
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