Jacky Hénin

Jacky Hénin
Member of the European Parliament
In office
2004–2014
Mayor of Calais
In office
2000–2008
Preceded byJean-Jacques Barthe
Succeeded byNatacha Bouchart
Personal details
Born (1960-11-12) 12 November 1960 (age 64)
Douai, France
Political partyFrench Communist Party
Alma materLille University of Science and Technology

Jacky Hénin (born 12 November 1960 in Douai) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. He is a member of the French Communist Party, which is part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade.

He is also member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Belarus.

Career

  • University diploma in business and administrative management (1982)
  • Member of the French Communist Party national council
  • Mayor of Calais (until 2008)
  • Chairman of the Calaisis Urban Area Community Council
  • Chairman, SEVADEC intercommunal services