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Alain Geismar was born on 17 July, 1939 in 16th arrondissement of Paris, Paris, France, is a French politician and physicist. Discover Alain Geismar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
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17 July 1939 |
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16th arrondissement of Paris, Paris, France |
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France
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Alain Geismar Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alain Geismar worth at the age of 85 years old? Alain Geismar’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from France. We have estimated Alain Geismar's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Alain Geismar (, born 17 July 1939 in Paris) is a French politician, physicist, and Honorary Inspector General of Education.
He was previously married to Rédith Estenne, with whom he had two sons, François (b. 1965) and Pierre (1973–2006).
While attending the National School of Mines in Nancy, Geismar began his political career campaigning for the Étudiants socialistes unifiés (ESU), the Unified Socialist Students.
He became the organization's national leader under the direction of Jean Poperen, his former history teacher at Janson de Sailly.
In 1965, he became deputy secretary-general of the National Union of Higher Education (SNESup), opposing the orthodoxy of the French Communist Party (PCF) and the so-called "leftist" tendency.
By the end of 1966, he left the Unified Socialist Party (Parti socialiste unifié, PSU) to become the elected secretary-general of SNESup on the basis of a motion "for a small cultural revolution at the University" in late 1967.
He was one of the student leaders during the unrest of May 1968 in France.
On 2 May 1968 Geismar became one of the leaders of May 68 with Jacques Sauvageot (vice-president of the National Union of Students of France) and Daniel Cohn-Bendit (Mouvement du 22 Mars) and joined the Movement of 22 March on 8 May.
By the end of 1968, he was leading a Maoist organization with his partner Benny Lévy, the Gauche prolétarienne (GP).
On 22 October 1970 he was sentenced to 18 months in a Fresnes prison for his acts on reconstituting the dissolved movement.
Once out of prison, Geismar continued working in politics.
On 18 June 1976 he signed the Appel du 18 joint manifesto supporting 'the total decriminalisation' of cannabis.
In 1984, Geismar was appointed as deputy director-general of IT Agency (ADI) by its president, Charlie Garrigues, and became the director of ADI's education division.
He helped install computers in prisons to prepare prisoners for civilian life.
In 1986, he joined the French Socialist Party, and he was appointed Inspector-General of National Education on the 16th of October, 1990.
In 1987, the ADI's education division was abolished and returned to its original administrative functions.
In May 1991, he entered the cabinet of Lionel Jospin under Deputy Director André Laignel's cabinet in the Michel Rocard government.
Then, he became Minister of State, Minister of National Education (Édith Cresson government).
In 1992, he joined the office of Jean Glavany, the Secretary of State for Technical Education.
From 2001 to his retirement in July 2004, he was in charge of education and educational research at various universities in France, as well as an adviser for the mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë.
Geismar was born in the 16th arrondissement of Paris to an Alsatian Jewish family.
He attended the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly high school and later became the fourth leader of the Union of Communist Students alongside André Senik.
Geismar is married to Sylvie Wieviorka, deputy mayor of the Parti Socialiste (PS) of the 2nd arrondissement of Paris.