Marc Bécam
Mayor of Quimper
In office
20 March 1977 – 18 March 1989
Preceded byJean Lemeunier
Succeeded byBernard Poignant
Member of the Departmental Council of Finistère
In office
1973–1988
ConstituencyCanton of Quimper-1
Member of the Senate of France
In office
2 October 1980 – 2 April 1986
Preceded byFrançois Prigent
Succeeded byAlain Gérard
ConstituencyFinistère
Secretary of State for Local Authorities
In office
1 April 1978 – 2 October 1980
PresidentValery Giscard d'Estaing
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byposition abolished
Member of the French National Assembly
In office
8 May 1967 – 30 May 1968
Preceded byEdmond Michelet
Succeeded byEdmond Michelet
ConstituencyFinistère's 1st constituency
In office
23 July 1969 – 6 May 1978
Preceded byEdmond Michelet
Succeeded byJacques Guinebretière
ConstituencyFinistère's 1st constituency
Personal details
Born9 October 1931
Saint-Martin-des-Champs, France
Died21 April 2021(2021-04-21) (aged 89)
Quimper, France
Political partyRPR

Marc Bécam (9 October 1931 – 21 April 2021) was a French politician.[1] A member of the Rally for the Republic, he was best known as Mayor of Quimper.

Biography

The son of an engineer, Bécam studied agricultural engineering and began his career with the Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles in Brittany, where he worked when Breton farmers revolted and took over Morlaix in 1961.[2]

Bécam entered politics in the late 1960s, when he was elected to the National Assembly to represent Finistère's 1st constituency. He also served as Mayor of Quimper and was a Senator for Finistère from 1980 to 1986. A Gaullist, he was close to the Union of Democrats for the Republic before joining the Rally for the Republic. He then became an independent politician. He had favorable views on abortion and was anti-death penalty, as seen in his votes for the Veil Act and for abolition of capital punishment.[3]

Marc Bécam died in Quimper on 21 April 2021 at the age of 89.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Disparition de Marc Bécam, ancien maire de Quimper de 1977 à 1989". Ouest-France (in French). 21 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Juin 1961 : la révolte des paysans bretons (rediffusion de l'émission du 19 avril 2004)". France Culture (in French). 22 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "ENTRETIEN. Homme fort du Finistère, " Marc Bécam est un témoin du XXe siècle "". Ouest-France (in French). 12 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "À Quimper, " Bécam-Poignant, pendant 30 ans, ça a été le scénario "". Le Télégramme (in French). 21 April 2021.
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