Jean-Yves Le Gallou
Jean-Yves Le Gallou (born 4 October 1948) is a French politician. He served as a member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 1999, representing the National Front. Since 2022, he has been a member of Reconquête.
Jean-Yves Le Gallou | |
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Jean-Yves Le Gallou in 2016 | |
| Member of the Regional council of Île-de-France | |
| In office 1986–2004 | |
| President | Michel Giraud Jean-Paul Huchon |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1948 Paris, France |
| Political party | Reconquête (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | MNR (till 2022) |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
Career
Le Gallou began his political career as a member of the Republican Party. In 1974 he joined Yvan Blot in setting up the Club de l'Horloge. As the club developed links with GRECE Le Gallou grew in importance, serving as a bridge between the Nouvelle Droite and mainstream right-wing politics.[1]
Le Gallou grew close to the National Front and helped to develop their préférence nationale policy of the 1980s, which called for welfare, health, education and job provisions to be given to French citizens of autochthonous origins first.[2] He soon joined the party and rose in influence, joining Blot and Bruno Mégret, in developing the party's neo-liberal economic policy.[3] He was one of the 11 FN members elected to the European Parliament in the 1994 election. Meanwhile, Le Gallou became the lover and a close associate of Bruno Mégret and followed him into the National Republican Movement.[4]
In June 2014, Le Gallou, Bernard Lugan and Philippe Conrad co-founded the racialist think tank Institut Iliade, which describes itself "in the continuity of Dominique Venner's thought and action". The organization held a colloquium with Renaud Camus, Charlotte d'Ornellas and Jean Raspail in April 2016.[5]
In 2022 he joined Reconquête.[6]
Private life
In his spare time Le Gallou is a keen mountaineer and has completed a number of traditional races in the Alps.[7] He participates in pagan ceremonies, notably at the summer solstice.[8]
References
- ^ J.G. Shields, The Extreme Right in France, Abingdon: Routlegde, 2007, p. 157
- ^ Shields, op cit, p. 220
- ^ Shields, op cit, pp. 245-6
- ^ Shields, op cit, p. 279
- ^ de Boissieu, Laurent (25 May 2016). "Institut Iliade (ILIADE)". France Politique.
- ^ "Jean-Yves le Gallou, l'intellectuel très radical qui murmure à l'oreille de Zemmour".
- ^ 'Parcours montagnard de Jean-Yves Le Gallou' 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Philippe Lamy. 2016. Le Club de l'horloge (1974-2002) : évolution et mutation d'un laboratoire idéologique. p. 337.
External links
- Official website