ese ▁politician . ▁Born ▁in ▁U bon ▁R atch ath ani , ▁S iam ▁to ▁a ▁French ▁diplom at ▁father ▁and ▁Vietnam ese ▁mother . ▁Ver g ès ▁founded ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Ré union ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁a ▁party ▁which ▁he ▁led ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁political ▁com eb ack ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁European ▁Parliament ▁elections , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁candidate ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁United ▁Left – N ord ic ▁Green ▁Left ▁group . ▁ ▁Ver g ès ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ' s ▁Committee ▁on ▁Development . ▁ ▁Ver g ès ▁was ▁an ▁MP ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁France ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Senator ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Parliament ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁again ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁council ▁of ▁Ré union ▁from ▁ 1 9 9