1. Robert Hue served as a Deputy in the National Assembly of France from 1997 to 2002, and he has served in the Senate of France between 2004 and 2017.
13 Facts About Robert Hue
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Robert Hue is married to Marie-Edith, and he is father of two.
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Robert Hue's family professed Communist beliefs, and Hue, as a child, sold issues of the Party newspaper, L'Humanite.
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Robert Hue studied at the technical school in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, sang in a rock band called Les Rapaces under the alias Willy Barton, and practiced judo.
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Close to Georges Marchais, Robert Hue climbed the steps in the Party hierarchy, being elected mayor of Montigny-les-Cormeilles in 1977.
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Robert Hue was to be reelected for all possible terms, until 2001.
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In 1987, Robert Hue joined the Party's Central Committee and, in 1990, its Politburo.
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In 1994, while still largely unknown, Robert Hue was appointed successor by Georges Marchais.
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Robert Hue changed renamed the office of Secretary General "National Secretary" in an effort to refresh the party's image.
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Robert Hue did become quite well known only a few hours later, when he uttered a famous lapsus linguae: I'm not nobody's pawn.
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In 1997, he stood by the idea of Gauche Plurielle which brought the leftist politics back in power with Lionel Jospin; Robert Hue became a deputy, and the government included a number of Communists.
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Robert Hue created and assumed in 2001 the title of President of the Party.
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Robert Hue resigned the Presidency while the Party appealed to the generosity of its members.