Bruno Gollnisch (born January 28, 1950 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French academic and politician, chairman since its 2007 creation of the European Parliamentary right-wing group Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty and general delegate (second-ranking executive) of the National Front right-wing party since 2005. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Neuilly-sur-Seine (nœji syʀ sɛn in French) is a commune bordering the western limit of the city of Paris, France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities Identity Tradition Sovereignty (ITS was a political group in the European Parliament composed of 23 members from European parties variously described The National Front ( FN, Front national is a French Far right, Nationalist Political party, founded in 1972 by Jean-Marie Gollnisch is a councillor of the Rhône-Alpes région of France, and a deputy to the European Parliament. Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Because of his declaration and his position in the National Front, he is a highly controversial personality in France.
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Studies and career
Bruno Gollnisch studied Law, political science and far-eastern languages, with an initial intent to become a diplomat. Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states He met Jean-Marie Le Pen while studying at Nanterre university. Jean-Marie Le Pen (born June 20, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France) is a French far-right Nationalist He also became a reserve officer in the French Navy. The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm
In 1971-1973 he was granted degrees in Japanese and Malaysian-Indonesian by the Institut des langues orientales. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities The Malay language ( ISO 639-1 code MS is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people and people of other ethnic groups who reside in the Indonesian or Bahasa Indonesia, based on the Riau version of Malay language, was declared the official language with the declaration of In 1973, he got a degree in political sciences at Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. He did a masters (DEA) in public law in 1973. In 1974, he began doctoral studies in Law at Kyoto University (Japan). Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. or is a major national university in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest university in Japan and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In 1978, he obtained a doctorate in law in Paris. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Since 1980, he has been an attorney at the bar of Paris. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) A bar association is a Professional body of Lawyers Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their Jurisdiction
After coming back to France, he began a career as juridical advisor, then lawyer. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person He is a specialist of the law of Eastern Asian countries.
He became associate professor of Law at Metz university. Metz (mɛs in French) is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine région and Préfecture In 1981, he became professor of Japanese language and civilization at the University Lyon III, and still holds this position. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Gollnisch has collaborated with the white nationalist American Renaissance magazine. White nationalism is a political Ideology which advocates a racial definition (or redefinition of national identity for White people, in opposition to For the magazine about renaissance faires see Renaissance Magazine American Renaissance (abbreviated AR or AmRen) is a monthly
Gollnisch, who is part of the Catholic current inside the National Front, along with Bernard Antony, joined the "TSM" current inside the FN (Tout sauf Mégret, Anybody But Mégret) during the 1990s crisis, along with Samuel Maréchal, Marine Le Pen, Roger Holeindre, Jean-Claude Martinez and Martine Lehideux [1]. Bruno Mégret (born 4 April 1949 is a French Far-right Politician. Marine Le Pen (born Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen, on August 5, 1968 at Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French National Front (FN Roger Holeindre ( Corrano, Corsica, March 21, 1929, nicknamed Popeye by his supporters) is a French politician, vice-president Jean-Claude Martinez (born 30 July 1945 in Sète, Hérault) is a French politician
He is married and has three children.
Controversy
Bruno Gollnisch was condemned in January 2007 to three months of prison on probation and 55. 000 Euros of damage and interest by Lyon's tribunal correctionnel on charge of "offense of verbal contestation of the existence of crimes against humanity, [2]," which is punished in France in vertu of the 1990 Gayssot Act. For the critical reexamination of historical facts see Historical revisionism. The Gayssot Act ( Loi Gayssot) voted for on July 13, 1990, makes it an offense in France to question the existence of the category of Crimes Gollnisch had held the incriminated verbal contestation on October 11, 2004, by declaring:
- I do not question the existence of concentration camps but historians could discuss the number of deaths. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial As to the existence of gas chambers, it is up to historians to speak their minds ("de se déterminer"). A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing consisting of a sealed chamber into which a Poisonous or Asphyxiant gas is introduced [3]
in reaction to a report denouncing the complacent attitude of the Lyon III university with respect to the far right. Bruno Gollnisch reiterated his declarations shortly after. Bruno Gollnisch's declarations, with their implication of holocaust denial, provoked an instantaneous scandal, especially with the proximity of the ceremonies commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp. Holocaust denial is the claim that the Genocide of Jews during World War II —usually referred to as The Holocaust —did not occur in the "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Extermination camps were two types of facilities that Nazi Germany built during World War II for the systematic killing of millions of people in what has become The president of the university asked the Minister of National Education to suspend Professor Gollnisch, and announced the opening of a disciplinary procedure against him.
On December 26, the president of the university suspended Professor Gollnisch's classes for 30 days. On December 2, the president of the university also prohibited the entrance of Professor Gollnisch into the university, alleging possible trouble to public order; however, this decision was cancelled by the Conseil d'État on January 14, 2005. This article is about the present-day French institution For institutions with the same name during the Ancien Régime in France see Conseil du Roi. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
On February 2, Bruno Gollnisch again began teaching at Lyon III. The entrance of students in his classroom was blocked by groups of students from left-wing and Jewish associations. A group of National Front students allowed Gollnisch's students to enter the classroom and blocked the protesters. A brawl ensued; police officers came and a National Front student was arrested. Other troubles ensued.
On November 7, 2006, at the opening of the trial, Bruno Gollnisch was asked whether "the organized extermination of European Jews by the Nazi regime (. . . ) constitutes an undeniable crime against humanity, and that it has been carried out notably by using gas chamber in extermination camps". He replied "absolutely" [4].
References
- ^ Erwan Lecoeur, Dictionnaire de l’extrême-droite, Larousse 2007, pp. 263-264
- ^ Bruno Gollnisch condamné pour ses propos sur l'Holocauste, REUTERS cable published by L'Express on January 18, 2007 — URL accessed on January 18, 2007 (French) délit de contestation de l'existence de crime contre l'humanité par paroles
- ^ NEGATIONNISME: Lyon III demande la suspension de Bruno Gollnisch, Le Nouvel Observateur, October 13, 2004 (French)
- ^ Bruno Gollnisch a reconnu l'existence des chambres à gaz à l'ouverture de son procès, Le Monde, November 8, 2006 (French)
External links
- (French) Official site
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