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Catherine Dumas (born 13 July 1957) is a French politician who has represented
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in the
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since 2017, previously holding a seat from 2007 to 2011. A member of The Republicans (LR), she has also been a
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since 2001. Dumas entered the Senate in 2007 following the resignation of
Philippe Goujon Philippe Goujon (born 30 April 1954) is a French politician who served as the member of the National Assembly for the twelfth constituency of Paris from 1993 to 1995 and again from 2007 until 2017. A member of The Republicans, he has been Mayor ...
, who had been elected to the
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. She was elected a Senator in her own right in
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and reelected in
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.


References


Page on the Senate website
(in French)
Page on the Council of Paris website
(in French) 1957 births Living people Rally for the Republic politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians The Republicans (France) politicians French senators of the Fifth Republic Women members of the Senate (France) Senators of Paris 21st-century French women politicians Councillors of Paris Members of the Regional Council of Île-de-France {{France-politician-UMP-stub