Patrick Mennucci

Mennucci Patrick ( born April 8, 1955 in Marseille ) is a French politician. He is the Member of National Assembly since 2012.

The grandson of Italian immigrants from Tuscany grew up in La Cabucelle, a neighborhood of Marseille, on. He was involved early politically and became a member of the Parti Socialiste. Under Gaston Defferre he pulled first time in 1983 in the city council of Marseille. There he was later elected Chairman of the Socialist Group. For Michel Vauzelle and Michel Rocard, he led several successful campaigns. Also in the campaign of Ségolène Royal, the presidential candidate in 2007, he was involved. In 2003 he was promoted to the management level of the party within the Parti Socialiste. In the parliamentary elections in 2007, he went to the 3rd constituency of Bouches -du -Rhône, but failed short of entering parliament. In 2012, he sat down in the fourth constituency in the second round with more than 70% against the candidate of the National Front by.