François Chérèque

François Chérèque
François Chérèque in 2006
General Secretary of the CFDT
In office
2002–2012
Preceded byNicole Notat
Succeeded byLaurent Berger
Personal details
Born(1956-06-01)1 June 1956
Nancy, France
Died2 January 2017(2017-01-02) (aged 60)
Paris, France
EducationLycée Notre-Dame Saint-Sigisbert

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).

Early life

François Chérèque was born in Nancy department of Lorraine.[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

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

Chérèque died of leukemia on 2 January 2017 aged 60.[1][5]

Works

  • 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

  1. ^ a b c "Décès de François Chérèque, ancien secrétaire général de la CFDT". Le Figaro. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Mort de François Chérèque, ancien secrétaire général de la CFDT". Libération. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "CFDT : Chérèque tire sa révérence". La Tribune. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Mort de François Chérèque, ancien secrétaire général de la CFDT". Le Monde. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.