François Chérèque (1 June 1956 – 2 January 2017) was a French Trade unionist, and leader of the French trade union CFDT (French Democratic Confederation of Labour or Confédération française démocratique du travail).
François Chérèque | |
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 François Chérèque in 2006 | |
| General Secretary of the CFDT | |
| In office 2002–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Nicole Notat |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Berger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1956 Nancy, France |
| Died | 2 January 2017 (aged 60) Paris, France |
| Education | Lycée Notre-Dame Saint-Sigisbert |
Early life edit
François Chérèque was born in Nancy department of Lorraine (region).[1][2] His father, Jacques Chérèque, served as the vice-president of the CFDT.[3] His brother, Marc Chérèque, went on to serve as the President, since 2005, of FC Grenoble. Another brother was vice-president from 2009 to 2011 of Amadeus IT Group.
Chérèque went to the Lycée Notre-Dame Saint-Sigisbert in Nancy earning his Baccalauréat, leaving in 1975.
Career edit
Chérèque worked for a hospital in Puteaux in Paris, then worked at a hospital in Digne-les-Bains, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-east France.
Chérèque was the leader (secrétaire général) of the CFDT from 2002 until 28 November 2012.[4] He succeeded Nicole Notat.[3] During his tenure, he negotiated in favour of pensions for public sector workers.[3] He was succeeded by Laurent Berger.[4]
Chérèque served as the president of PS Terra Nova, a think tank, from 2012 to 2016.[1]
Death edit
Works edit
- Chérèque, François (2002). Qu'est-ce que la CFDT?. Paris: Archipel. ISBN 9782841874262. OCLC 401657789.
- Chérèque, François (2005). Réformiste et impatient!. Paris: Seuil. ISBN 9782020798846. OCLC 419539801.
- Barjon, Carole; Chérèque, François (2008). Si on me cherche…. Paris: Albin Michel. ISBN 9782226186812. OCLC 253376211.
- Chérèque, François (2011). Patricia, Romain, Nabila et les autres : le travail, entre souffrances et fierté. Paris: Albin Michel. ISBN 9782226230560. OCLC 780275007.
- L'Avenir de la lutte contre la pauvreté. Les Carnets des dialogues du matin. Paris: Institut Diderot. 2014. ISBN 979-10-93704-02-9..
References edit
- ^ a b c "Décès de François Chérèque, ancien secrétaire général de la CFDT". Le Figaro. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Mort de François Chérèque, ancien secrétaire général de la CFDT". Libération. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Peillon, Luc; Zarader, Robert (2 January 2017). "François Chérèque était attentif aux autres et d'une fidélité incroyable". Libération. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b "CFDT : Chérèque tire sa révérence". La Tribune. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Mort de François Chérèque, ancien secrétaire général de la CFDT". Le Monde. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
External links edit
- Biography Archived 25 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine