Jean-Claude Fruteau

Jean-Claude Fruteau (6 June 1947 – 28 April 2022) was a French politician and a Member of the European Parliament for France's "outre mer" from 1999 to 2007. He was a member of the Socialist Party, which was part of the Party of European Socialists, and was vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

He was also a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and a substitute for the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

Career Highest postgraduate teaching qualification in language and literature (CAPES) (1972) Teacher in higher education, with the highest postgraduate teaching qualification First federal secretary, Réunion Socialist Party (1981–2000) Mayor of Saint-Benoît (Réunion) (1983–1999) Member of the Réunion Departmental Council (since 1982) Member of the European Parliament (1999–2007) Member of the French Parliament (2007–2017)