Yves Cochet

Yves Cochet (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).

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 ».

Publications

 * Yves Cochet et Maurice Nivat, « Une généralisation des ensembles de Dyck », Israel Journal of Mathematics, vol. 9, nº3, septembre 1971, p. 389–395.
 * Sauver la Terre (avec Agnès Sinaï), éd. Fayard, Paris, 2003 ISBN 2-213-61701-5.
 * Pétrole apocalypse, éd. Fayard, Paris, 2005 ISBN 2-213-62204-3.
 * Antimanuel d'écologie, éd. Bréal, Rosny-sous-Bois, 2009 ISBN 978-2-7495-0845-0.