Jean-Luc Moudenc (; oc, Joan Luc Modenc, link=no, ; born 19 July 1960) is a French politician serving as
Mayor of Toulouse since 2014, previously holding the office from 2004 to 2008. A member of
The Republicans, he was defeated for reelection in 2008 by
Pierre Cohen, candidate of the
Socialist Party
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. He defeated Cohen in a rematch in 2014.
Biography
Career
Born in
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...
, Moudenc graduated from
Toulouse 1 University Capitole
Founded in 1229, the Toulouse 1 Capitole University (Université Toulouse I Capitole) is one of the three universities of the city of Toulouse, in southwestern France. This university, presided by Hugues Kenfack, focuses on the social sciences ( ...
in 1984. He worked as a
journalist
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before entering local politics. He became a municipal councillor in 1987, before entering the Regional Council of
Midi-Pyrénées in 1992, where he stayed until 2004. He also was General Councillor of
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...
from 1994 to 2008 for the
canton of Toulouse-9.
After the elevation of Mayor
Philippe Douste-Blazy
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to the position
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Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
Coun ...
, an interim officeholder was appointed in the person of
Françoise de Veyrinas. Moudenc succeeded her as Mayor of Toulouse. He was defeated in the
2008 municipal election but retook the position in the
2014 municipal election; he has also been President of
Toulouse Métropole since 24 April 2014. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the member of the
National Assembly for the
third constituency of Haute-Garonne. In that capacity, he succeeded
Pierre Cohen, who did not file a candidacy. Moudenc is standing for reelection in the
2020 municipal election with the support of Les Républicains and
La République En Marche! (REM).
Personal life
Moudenc is married and has two children.
See also
*
List of mayors of Toulouse
*
2012 French legislative election
Legislative elections took place on 10 and 17 June 2012 (and on other dates for small numbers of voters outside metropolitan France) to select the members of the 14th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a little over a month after the Fr ...
External links
Official bioMoudenc's blog
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1960 births
Living people
Mayors of Toulouse
Politicians from Occitania (administrative region)
Union for French Democracy politicians
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
The Republicans (France) politicians
Toulouse 1 University Capitole alumni
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic