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Noël Mamère (French pronunciation: [nɔɛl mamɛʁ]; born 25 December 1948) is a French journalist and former politician. He was the mayor of Bègles in Gironde from 1989 to 2017, as well as deputy to the French National Assembly for Gironde's 3rd constituency from 1997 to 2017. He also served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1997.

Biography

Noël Mamère rose to fame in the 1980s as a journalist and anchorman, in particular on Antenne 2.

In 1992, he became president of Brice Lalonde's Ecology Generation party, from which he was expelled in 1994. He then founded "Ecology-Solidarity Convergences", of which he was president, before joining Les Verts in 1998.

In 2002, he was a presidential candidate and garnered 5.25% of the votes.

On 5 June 2004, whilst mayor of Bègles, he stirred up controversy by conducting a marriage ceremony for a male homosexual couple, nine years before same-sex marriage became legal in France.[1] The marriage was annulled by the courts on 27 July 2004.[2] The couple appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, who ultimately upheld the annullment in 2016, but acknowledged that, by then, it was now legal for them to get married.[3][4]

Political career

Member of European Parliament : 1994–1997 (Resignation, elected in the National Assembly of France). Elected in 1994.

Member of the National Assembly of France for Gironde : 1997–2017. Elected in 1997, reelected in 2002, 2007, 2012.

Regional councillor of Aquitaine : 1992–1994 (Resignation) / March 1998 (Resignation). Reelected in 1998.

Mayor of Bègles : 1989–2017. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008, 2014.

Municipal councillor of Bègles : 1989–2017. Reelected in 1995, 2001, 2008, 2014.

Vice-president of the Urban Community of Bordeaux : 1989–2001. Reelected in 1995.

Member of the Urban Community of Bordeaux : 1989–2001. Reelected in 1995.

References

  1. ^ "2023 – 'The nobility of politics is to dare', judge Mamère, who married the first gay couple in 2004 – Magazine, Healty And Sport News". 17 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ Katz, Liane; Left, Sarah (27 July 2004). "France's first gay marriage anulled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ^ Chapin and Charpentier v. France, 40183 07 (Eur. Ct. H.R. 9 June 2016).
  4. ^ "Prohibition in France of marriage between same-sex couples prior to the Law of 17 May 2013 was not contrary to the Convention" (PDF) (Press release). Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights. 9 June 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

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