Patrick Gaubert is a French politician

Politics of France

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 and was a Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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 for the Île-de-France through 2009. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement

Union for a Popular Movement

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, which is part of the European People's Party

European People's Party

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, and was vice-chair of the European Parliament

European Parliament

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's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. He was also a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the delegation for relations with Israel

Israel

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Gaubert was one of six Members of the European Parliament who participated in the European Union's observer mission in Togo

Togo

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 for the October 2007 Togolese parliamentary election

Togolese parliamentary election, 2007

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Career

• Doctor of dental surgery, attached to the Paris hospitals
• Special adviser in the office of the Minister for the Interior (France), with responsibility for measures against racism (1986-1988)
• Special adviser in the office of the Minister of State and Minister for the Interior and Regional Planning (both France), with responsibility for combating racism and xenophobia (1993-1995)
• Coordinator of national and departmental units in France for combating racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia
• Member of Courbevoie (France) Municipal Council
• Chairman of the RPR group on Courbevoie (France) Municipal Council (1982-1986)
• President of the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA) (since 1999)
• Member of the Internet Ethics Committee (since 2004)
• Knight
  Knight
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   of the (French) National Order of Merit (1995)
• Knight
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   of the (French) Legion of Honour (2001)