Background
Weber was born in Khujand (Leninabad) Tajikistan, Soviet Union, from Jewish parents.
Weber was born in Khujand (Leninabad) Tajikistan, Soviet Union, from Jewish parents.
His father was a watchmaker. Doctorate in philosophy
Doctorate in politics
Assistant lecturer (1968–1976), then senior lecturer (1976–1995) at the University of Paris VIII
National secretary of the Socialist Party, with responsibility for national education, then for training, culture and the media (1993–2003)
Deputy mayor of Saint-Denis (1988–1995)
Senator (1995–2004)
Treasurer of the Jean-Jaurès Foundation (1988–1997)
Essayist.
He is a member of the Socialist Party (Personal), which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament"s Committee on Culture and Education. Henri Weber was an activist in the May 1968 uprising and was a leading member of the Trotskyist Jeunesse communiste révolutionnaire (Revolutionary Communist Youth) and Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) before joining the Personal. He is also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a member of the delegation to the European Union–Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Japan. Member of the Socialist Party"s policy bureau, with responsibility for universities
Member of Dieppe Municipal Council (1995–2001)
Member of the European Parliament (1997).