Gérard Onesta (born 5 August 1960 in Albi) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the South West of France. He is a member of the French Green Party, part of the European Greens. On 20 July 2004 he was elected one of the 14 Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament. August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Albi is also a municipality in the comarca (county) of Garrigues, in Catalonia. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... Les verts (the Greens) is one Green Party of France. ... European Greens is the name of the European Green Party, a political party at European level. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The President of the European Parliament oversees all the activities of the European Parliament and its constituent bodies. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...