Robert Ménard

1953 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: University of Montpellier

occupation: journalist, politician, essayist, professions de l'information, des arts et des spectacles

award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour

position held: Mayor of Béziers, conseiller communautaire de Béziers Méditerranée, conseiller municipal de Béziers

official website: www.robertmenard.fr

Robert Ménard (born 6 July 1953) is a French far-right politician serving as Mayor of Béziers. Formerly a journalist, he was a co-founder of the Paris-based international non-governmental organisation Reporters Without Borders, acting as its general-secretary from 1985 to 2008. He subsequently participated in the launch of the conservative information website Boulevard Voltaire in 2012. An independent politician since 1981, he was elected as mayor of Béziers in 2014 with the support of the National Front. He joined the Les Amoureux de la France alliance in 2017. Source: Wikipedia (en)