Yves Cochet

Yves Cochet (French pronunciation: [iv kɔʃe]; born 15 February 1946) is a French politician, member of Europe Écologie–The Greens. He was minister in the government of Lionel Jospin. On 6 December 2011, he was elected member of the European Parliament (MEP).^[1]

Yves Cochet
Cochet in 2007
Member of the European Parliament
In office 7 December 2011 – 30 June 2014
Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 11th constituency
In office 19 June 2002 – 6 December 2011
Preceded by	Nicole Catala
Minister of Environment and Regional Planning
In office 10 July 2001 – 6 May 2002
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Preceded by	Dominique Voynet
Succeeded by	Roselyne Bachelot
Personal details
Born	(1946-02-15) 15 February 1946 (age 79) Rennes, France
Party	The Greens
Alma mater	University of Rennes
Profession	Computer scientist

He studied Mathematics and became researcher-lecturer at Institut National des Sciences Appliquées of Rennes in 1969. In June 1971, teaming with Maurice Nivat, he obtained a PhD for his research on « Sur l'algébricité des classes de certaines congruences définies sur le monoïde libre ».