Ben Fayot

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Ben Fayot (born 25 June 1937 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish politician from the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP). Fayot sat in the Chamber of Deputies for five years from 1984. He was a Member of the European Parliament [1] from 1989 until 1999, when he returned to the Chamber of Deputies. Since 2004, he has been the president of the LSAP's deputation in the Chamber of Deputies.

By profession, Fayot was a political historian, specialising in the history of socialism in Luxembourg. He is also a contributor to the daily Tageblatt newspaper on the topics related to socialism.

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References

  1. "Your MEPs : Ben FAYOT". Europa . European Parliament . Retrieved 5 April 2011.
Party political offices
Preceded by President of the LSAP
1985–1997
Succeeded by