Françoise de Panafieu (born 12 December 1948) is a

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, member of The Republicans (LR) party and

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of the

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between 2001 and 2008.

Political career

De Panafieu was a member of the French Cabinet as

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in 1995 and she has been a member of the

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for Paris since 2002. She unsuccessfully ran for Paris mayorship in the 2008 municipal elections against Bertrand Delanoë, losing by almost 20 points. Under the leadership of Anne Levade, De Panafieu was part of the organizing committee of the Republicans’ first-ever

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to select the party's candidate for the 2017 presidential election.

Other activities

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, Member of the Board of Directors.Board of Directors

References

External links

*
Françoise de Panafieu page
on the Assemblée nationale *
Page of Françoise de Panafieu
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www.nosdeputes.fr
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